Definitions

Question 1

Define lung compliance

Answer 1

Ability of lungs to expand on inspiration

Question 2

Define lung recoil

Answer 2

Ability of lungs to return to resting position on exhalation

Question 3

Define airway resistance

Answer 3

Resistance of airflow through respiratory tract during inspiration and expiration

Question 4

Define pulmonary circulation

Answer 4

Circulation of dexoygenated blood from heart to lungs and oxygenated blood from lungs to heart

Question 5

Define systemic circulation

Answer 5

Circulation of oxygenated blood to body system and removes waste and CO2 away from cells

Question 6

Define pulmonary circulation

Answer 6

Carries deoxygenated blood from right ventricle to the lungs and returns oxygenated blood to the left atrium

Question 7

Define cardiac output

Answer 7

Amount of blood pumped out by one ventricle in one minute

Question 8

Define stroke volume

Answer 8

Amount of blood pumped out by ne ventricle every beat

Question 9

Define heart rate

Answer 9

The number of times the heart beats in a minute

Question 10

Define intracellular fluid

Answer 10

Fluid inside cells

Question 11

Define extracellular fluid

Answer 11

Any fluid outside the cell

Question 12

Define interstitial fluid

Answer 12

Fluid between cells

Question 13

Define oedema

Answer 13

Excess fluid in the intercellular tissue spaces and the body

Question 14

Define glomerular filtration

Answer 14

Process of water and small dissolved solutes moving from glomerulus into glomerular capsule

Question 15

Define glomerular filtration rate

Answer 15

Amount of filtrate formed by both kidneys per minute

Question 16

Define renal threshold

Answer 16

The concentration of a substance dissolved in the blood above which the kidneys begin removing it into urine