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SYSTEM OF BODY COMPOSED OF CARDIOVASCULAR AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS

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CARDIORESPIRATORY SYSTEM

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SYSTEM OF THE BODY COMPOSED OF THE HEART, BLOOD AND BLOOD VESSELS

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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

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INCLUDES TRACHEA, BRONCHI, ALVEOLI AND LUNGS

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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

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WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE BODY WITH ADEQUATE O2 AND NUTRIENTS AND TO REMOVE WASTE PRODUCTS SUCH AS CO2 FROM CELLS

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CARDIORESPIRATORY SYSTEM

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HOLLOW MUSCULAR ORGAN THAT PUMPS A CIRCULATION OF BLOOD BY MEANS OF RHYTHMIC CONTRACTION

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HEART

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SPACE IN THE CHEST BETWEEN THE LUNGS THAT CONTAINS ALL THE INTERNAL ORGANS OF THE CHEST EXCEPT THE LUNGS

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MEDIASTINUM

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HEART IS CONTAINED WHERE ?

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MEDIASTINUM

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IRREGULARLY SPACED DARK BANDS BETWEEN CARDIAC CELLS

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INTERCALATED DISCS

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HELP HOLD MUSCLE CELLS TOGETHER DURING CONTRACTION AND CREATE AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CELLS THAT ALLOWS THE HEART TO CONTRACT AS ONE FUNCTIONAL UNIT

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INTERCALATED DISCS

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TYPICAL RESTING HR

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70-80 BPM

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SPECIALIZED AREA OF CARDIAC TISSUE, LOCATED IN RIGHT ATRIUM OF HEART, WHICH INITIATES ELECTRICAL IMPULSES THAT DETERMINE HEART RATE; “PACEMAKER” OF THE HEART

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SINOATRIAL (SA) NODE

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SMALL MASS OF SPECIALIZED CARDIAC MUSCLE FIBERS, LOCATED IN THE WALL OF RIGHT ATRIUM OF HEART, RECEIVES HEARTBEAT IMPULSES FROM SA NODE AND DIRECTS THEM TO WALLS OF VENTRICLES

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ATRIVENTRICULAR (AV) NODE

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SUPERIOR CHAMBER OF THE HEART THAT RECEIVES BLOOD FROM THE VEINS AND FORCES IT INTO THE VENTRICLES

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ATRIUM

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INFERIOR CHAMBER OF THE HEART THAT RECEIVES BLOOD FROM ITS CORRESPONDING ATRIUM AND IN TURN FORCES BLOOD INTO THE ARTERIES

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VENTRICLE

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STIMULATES THE MECHANICAL MYOCARDIAL CELLS TO CONTRACT IN A REGULAR RHYTHMIC PATTERN

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ELECTRICAL CONDUCTION SYSTEM

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TRANSFER IMPULSES FROM SA TO AV NODE

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INTERNODAL PATHWAYS

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DELAYS IMPULSES BEFORE ALLOWING IT TO MOVE ON TO VENTRICLES

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AV NODE

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AV BUNDLE CONDUCTS IMPULSES TO VENTRICLES FOR CONTRACTION VIA WHAT ?

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VIA LEFT AND RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCHES OF THE PURKINJE FIBERS

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SEPARATES THE ATRIA

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INTERATRIAL SEPTUM

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SEPARATES THE VENTRICLES

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INTERVENTRICULAR SEPTUM

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REFERRED TO AS PULMONIC SIDE, RECEIVES BLOOD FROM BODY THAT IS LOW ON O2 AND HIGH IN CO2 (DEOXYGENATED) AND PUMPS IT TO THE LUNGS

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RIGHT SIDE OF HEART

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REFERRED TO AS SYSTEMIC SIDE, PUMPS BLOOD HIGH ON O2 AND LOW IN CO2 (OXYGENATED) TO REST OF BODY

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LEFT SIDE OF HEART

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GATHERS DEOXYGENATED BLOOD RETURNING TO HEART FROM ENTIRE BODY

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RIGHT ATRIUM

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GATHERS OXYGENATED BLOOD COMING TO HEART FROM LUNGS

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LEFT ATRIUM

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HAS THIN WALLS AND PUMPS UNDER LOW PRESSURE

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RIGHT VENTRICLE

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THICK WALLS AND PUMPS UNDER HIGH PRESSURE

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LEFT VENTRICLE

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ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVES

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TRICUSPID AND MITRAL VALVES

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SEMILUNAR VALVES

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PULMONARY AND AORTIC VALVES

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AMOUNT OF BLOOD PUMPED OUT OF HEART WITH EACH CONTRACTION

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STROKE VOLUME

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VENTRICULAR END DIASTOLIC VOLUME (EDV) AND END SYSTOLIC VOLUME (ESV)

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STROVE VOLUME (SV)

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FILLED VOLUME OF VENTRICLE BEFORE CONTRACTION

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END DIASTOLIC VOLUME (EDV)

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RESIDUAL VOLUME OF BLOOD REMAINING IN VENTRICLE AFTER EJECTION

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END SYSTOLIC VOLUME (ESV)

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TYPICAL HEART, EDV AND ESV

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EDV= 120 ML BLOOD
ESV= 50 ML
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RATE AT WHICH HEART PUMPS

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HEART RATE (HR)

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HR X SV, OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF HEART

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CARDIAC OUTPUT (Q)

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VOLUME OF BLOOD PUMPED BY HEART PER MIN (ML BLOOD/MIN)

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CARDIAC OUTPUT

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FLUID THAT CIRCULATES IN HEART, ARTERIES, CAPILLARIES AND VEINS AND CARRIES NUTRIENTS AND O2 TO ALL PARTS OF BODY, ALSO RIDS BODY OF WASTE PRODUCTS

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BLOOD

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BLOOD HELPS REGULATE WHAT ?

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BODY TEMPERATURE, FIGHT INFECTIONS AND REMOVE WASTE PRODUCTS

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BLOOD CONSISTS OF CELLS SUSPENDED IN WATERY LIQUID CALLED WHAT ?

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PLASMA

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CONTAINS NUTRIENTS SUCH AS GLUCOSE, HORMONES AND CLOTTING AGENTS

A

PLASMA

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3 KIND OF CELLS IN BLOOD

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RED BLOOD CELLS, WHITE BLOOD CELLS, AND PLATELETS

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CELLS THAT CARRY O2 FROM LUNGS THROUGHOUT BODY

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RED BLOOD CELLS

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CELLS THAT HELPS FIGHT INFECTION

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WHITE BLOOD CELLS

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CELLS THAT HELP WITH CLOTTING

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PLATELETS

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MAKES UP ABOUT 55% OF TOTAL VOLUME OF BLOOD

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PLASMA

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45% OF BLOOD MADE UP OF WHAT ?

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RED AND WHITE BLOOD CELLS AND PLATELETS

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AVERAGE ADULT BODY CONTAINS HOW MUCH BLOOD ?

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4-6 L OF BLOOD

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TRANSPORT HORMONES THAT ACT AS CHEMICAL MESSENGERS AND NUTRIENTS FROM GI TRACT TO VARIOUS ORGANS AND TISSUES AND HELP REMOVE HEAT FROM INTERNAL TO EXTERNAL REGIONS OF BODY

A

BLOOD

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ESSENTIAL IN REGULATION OF PH LEVELS (ACID BALANCE) IN BODY AS WELL AS MAINTAIN WATER CONTENT OF BODY CELLS

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BLOOD

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NETWORK OF HOLLOW TUBES THAT CIRCULATE BLOOD THROUGHOUT BODY

A

BLOOD VESSELS

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VESSELS THAT TRANSPORT BLOOD AWAY FROM HEART

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ARTERIES

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SMALLEST BLOOD VESSELS, SITE OF EXCHANGE OF CHEMICALS AND WATER BETWEEN BLOOD AND TISSUES

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CAPILLARIES

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3 MAJOR BLOOD VESSELS

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ARTERIES, CAPILLARIES, VEINS

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VESSELS THAT TRANSPORT BLOOD FROM THE CAPILLARIES TOWARD HEART

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VEINS

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SMALL TERMINAL BRANCHES OF ARTERY, WHICH END IN CAPILLARIES

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ARTERIOLES

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VERY SMALL VEINS THAT CONNECT CAPILLARIES TO LARGER VEINS

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VENULES

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LARGEST ARTERY IN THE BODY

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AORTA

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WHERE SUBSTANCES SUCH AS O2, NUTRIENTS, HORMONES, AND WASTE PRODUCTS ARE EXCHANGED BETWEEN TISSUES

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CAPILLARIES

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VESSELS THAT COLLECT BLOOD FROM CAPILLARIES AND PROGRESSIVELY MERGE TO FORM VEINS

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VENULES

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SYSTEM OF ORGANS (THE LUNGS AND RESPIRATORY PASSAGEWAYS) THAT COLLECTS O2 FROM EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORTS IT TO BLOODSTREAM

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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM (PULMONARY SYSTEM)

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PRIMARY ROLE OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

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ENSURE PROPER CELLULAR FUNCTION

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COMPOSED OF SKELETAL STRUCTURES (BONES) AND SOFT TISSUES (MUSCLES) THAT WORK TOGETHER TO ALLOW PROPER RESPIRATORY MECHANICS TO OCCUR AND HELP PUMP BLOOD BACK TO HEART DURING INSPIRATION

A

RESPIRATORY PUMP

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PROCESS OF ACTIVELY CONTRACTING INSPIRATORY MUSCLES TO MOVE AIR INTO THE BODY

A

INSPIRATION

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PROCESS OF ACTIVELY OR PASSIVELY RELAXING THE INSPIRATORY MUSCLES TO MOVE AIR OUT OF BODY

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EXPIRATION

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2 FORMS OF INSPIRATORY VENTILATION

A 
NORMAL RESTING STATE (QUIET) BREATHING 
AND HEAVY (DEEP, FORCED) BREATHING
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NORMAL BREATHING REQUIRES THE USE OF WHAT ?

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PRIMARY RESPIRATORY MUSCLES (I.E. DIAPHRAGM, EXTERNAL INTERCOSTALS)

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HEAVY BREATHING REQUIRES USE OF WHAT ?

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ADDITIONAL USE OF SECONDARY RESPIRATORY MUSCLES (I.E. SCALENES, PECTORALIS MINOR)

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T OR F: EXPIRATORY VENTILATION CAN BE BOTH ACTIVE AND PASSIVE

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TRUE

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DURING INSPIRATION INTRATHORACIC PRESSURE DECREASES CAUSING WHAT IN THE HEART ?

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CAUSES DROP IN PRESSURE IN RIGHT ATRIUM AND HELPS IMPROVE BLOOD FLOW BACK TO THE HEART

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2 CATEGORIES OF RESPIRATORY PASSAGES

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CONDUCTING AIRWAYS AND RESPIRATORY AIRWAYS

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CONSISTS OF ALL STRUCTURES THAT AIR TRAVELS THROUGH BEFORE ENTERING RESPIRATORY AIRWAYS

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CONDUCTING AIRWAYS

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BONES OF RESPIRATORY PUMP

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STERNUM, RIBS, VERTEBRAE

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RESPIRATORY PUMP - MUSCLES INSPIRATION

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DIAPHRAGM, EXTERANL INTERCOSTALS, SCALENES, STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID, PECTORALIS MINOR

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RESPIRATORY PUMP - EXPIRATION MUSCLES

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INTERNAL INTERCOSTALS, ABDOMINALS

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CONDUCTING AIRWAYS

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NASAL AND ORAL CAVITY, PHARYNX, LARYNX, TRACHEA, RIGHT AND LEFT PULMONARY BRONCHI, BRONCHIOLES

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RESPIRATORY AIRWAYS

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ALVEOLI, ALVEOLAR SACS

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PROCESS OF GETTING O2 FROM ENVIRONMENT TO TISSUES OF BODY

A

DIFFUSION

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WHERE ARE GASES SUCH AS O2 AND CO2 TRANSPORTED IN AND OUT OF BLOODSTREAM

A

ALVEOLAR SACS

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AS CELLS OF BODY USE O2 THEY PRODUCE WHAT ?

A

CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2)

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USE OF O2 BY BODY IS KNOWN AS WAHT ?

A

OXYGEN UPTAKE (O2 CONSUMPTION)

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RESTING O2 CONSUMPTION (VO2)

A

APPROXIMATELY 3.5 ML OF O2 PER KG OF BODY WEIGHT PER MIN

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TYPICALLY TERMED 1 METABOLIC EQUIVALENT (1 MET)

A

RESTING VO2

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Q X A - VO2 DIFFERENCE =

A

VO2

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EQUATIONFOR 2 CONSUMPTION IS KNOWN AS WHAT ?

A

FICK EQUATION

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FICK EQUATION =

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VO2 = PRODUCT OF CARDIAC OUTPUT (Q) OR (HR X SV) TIMES ARTERIAL VENOUS DIFFERENCE (DIFFERNECE IN O2 CONTENT B/W BLOOD IN ARTERIES AND BLOOD IN VEINS) A- VO2

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HIGHEST RATE OF O2 TRANSPORT AND UTILIZATION ACHIEVED AT MAXIMAL PHYSICAL EXERTION

A

MAXIMAL OXYGEN CONSUMPTION (VO2 MAX)

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SHALLOW BREATHING CAUSES USE OF WHAT ?

A

OVERUSE SECONDARY RESPIRATORY MUSCLES SUCH AS SCALENES, STERNOCLEDIOMASTOID, LEVATOR SCAPULAE AND UPPER TRAPEZIUS

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T OR F: RESPIRATORY MUSCLES PLAY MAJOR POSTURAL ROLE IN HUMAN MOVEMENT SYSTEM, ALL CONNECTING DIRECTLY TO CERVICAL AND CRANIAL PORTIONS

A

TRUE

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LEADS TO ALTERED CO2 AND O2 BLOOD CONTENT AND CAN LEAD TO FEELINGS OF ANXIETY THAT

A

EXCESSIVE BREATHING (SHORT, SHALLOW BREATHS)

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INADEQUATE O2 AND RETENTION OF METABOLIC WASTE WITHIN MUSCLES CAN CREATE WHAT ?

A

FATIGUED, STIFF MUSCLES

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HEAVY BREATHING INCREASES ACTIVITY LEVEL IN WHAT ?

A

SCALENES (SECONDARY RESPIRATORY MUSCLES)

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SYSTEM OF ORGANS THAT COLLECTS O2 FROM OUTSIDE AND TRANSPORT IT TO BLOODSTREAM

A

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

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ARTERIOLES BRANCH OUT TO WHAT ?

A

CAPILLARIES

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SMALL TERMINAL BRANCH OF ARTERY WHICH ENDS IN CAPILLARIES

A

ARTERIOLES

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FACTORS THAT AFFECT RESTING HR

A 
DIGESTION
MENTAL ACTIVITY
ENVIRONMENTAL TEMP 
BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS
BODY POSITIONS 
AND CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS
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FOR GREATEST ACCURACY, RESTING HR SHOULD BE MEASURED WHEN ?

A

ON WAKING OR AT LEAST AFTER 5 MINUTES OF COMPLETE REST (3 MEASUREMENTS SAME TIME EVERY DAY)

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