Exam 1 Flashcards

1
Q

What does a lusitropic effect impact?

A

Rate of muscular relaxation

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2
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What layer of the trachea has the BALT

A

Epithelia

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3
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What receptor is associated with splanchnic sympathetics?

A

A-1 Adrenergic (constriction)

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4
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What step of lung developement fucks up to cause unilateral agenesis?

A

Respiratory bud failing to split into R/L bronchial buds

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5
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Where would you find mucigen granules?

A

Goblet cells’ apical cytoplasm

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6
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You see lipofuscin granules around the nucleus of a cell. What type do you think it is?

A

Cardiac Muscle

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7
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What structure causes tail folding?

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Growth of the distal neural tube (SC primordium)

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8
Q

What is the sequence of heart structures for electrical conduction?

A

SA Node, AV Node, AV Bundle, Bundle Branches, Purkinje

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9
Q

What cells secrete lipoprotein for preventing lumenal adhesion?

A

Club Cells

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10
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What kind of tissue is the endocardium?

A

Areolar CT with Endothelium

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11
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What does SREBP do to cholesterol?

A

Transcription of LDL receptor (cholesterol Endocytosis)

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12
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Where does the primordial of the tracheobronchial tree develop?

A

Caudal to the 4th Pharyngeal Pouches

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13
Q

When can you find Definitive Hematopoietic cells in the AGM?

A

Day 27 - Day 40

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14
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What wave is represented by ventricular depolarization?

A

QRS Complex

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15
Q

What is the ST segment associated with?

A

Phase 2 (the plateau) - Calcium influx

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16
Q

What rib has an insertion point for the Serratus Anterior m?

A

2nd Rib

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17
Q

Where do the Vagus fibers arrive for lung innervation?

A

Nucleus Ambiguus

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18
Q

What ions do cardiac glycosides act on?

A

Na (increased)

Ca (increased)

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19
Q

What does the medial mammary A come off of?

A

Internal Thoracic A

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20
Q

What is the origin of the celiac ganglion?

A

T5 - T9

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21
Q

What are dense bodies made from

A

Desmin and Vimentin

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22
Q

What is the target of ANF?

A

Kidneys

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23
Q

What kind of mesoderm is the parietal wall derived from?

A

Somatic Mesoderm

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24
Q

A fetus has oligohydramnios. What is the hallmark of this?

A

Insufficient amniotic fluid production to counteract pressure on fetus

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25
Q

What is the function of internal intercostals?

A

Exhaling

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26
Q

What rib has a groove for subclavian A and V?

A

1st Rib

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27
Q

What do you take to prevent CoQ10 deplete?

A

Squalene Synthesis Inhibitors

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28
Q

What is the formula of the Fick Principle of O2 Consumption?

A

[O2]pv - (CO x [O2]pa)

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29
Q

What endoderm part forms the hind-gut (descending colon / rectum)?

A

From the caudal eminence projecting over the cloacal membrane

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30
Q

Which intercostal nerves are atypical?

A

1 and 2

7-11

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31
Q

What type of joints are between vertebral bodies?

A

Symphysis

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32
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What type of joint is the Manubriosternal joint?

A

Symphesis

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33
Q

What type of target tissue has varicosities to bind neurotransmitters?

A

Smooth muscle

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34
Q

What type of joint is the costochondral joint?

A

Synchondrosis

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35
Q

What channels does calcium enter smooth muscle on the sarcolemma?

A

L-Type Voltage Gated

Receptor activated

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36
Q

What are the only tissues found in alveoli?

A

Epithelium, smooth muscle, elastic fibers.

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37
Q

What causes happens to SREBP when you take a statin?

A

Translocates SREBP-SCAP complex to Golgi

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38
Q

What wave represents the pressure created as blood goes back to the heart but cant enter the ventricle?

A

V-Wave

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39
Q

What is at increased risk if a mother has a Rubella infection early on in pregnancy?

A

Patent Ductus Arteriosus

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40
Q

What secretes Renin?

A

Justaglomerular Apparatus

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41
Q

What do peaked T-waves represent?

A

Hyperkalemia

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42
Q

What does the Ductus Venosus become after birth?

A

Ligamentum Venosum

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43
Q

Where do you find fenestrated capillaries?

A

Gallbladder, Kidney

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44
Q

What wave would you expect to be affected by cardiac tissue injury?

A

ST segment (shift)

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45
Q

What day does hematopoiesis and bv formation start?

A

Day 17

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46
Q

What are the sympathetics to the Coronary Arteries?

A

A1

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47
Q

What are the paired lateral visceral branches of the thoracic aorta?

A

Bronchial As

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48
Q

What is the cloaca?

A

Rudiment of urinary bladder / rectum

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49
Q

What three pairs of vessels do blood inflow to the primitive heart?

A

Vitelline Veins
Umbilical Veins
Common Cardinal Veins

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50
Q

What do the cartilages of the larynx come from?

A

Mesenchyme of PA 4 and 6

NCC derived

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51
Q

What type of joint is the costovertebral joint?

A

Synovial Planar

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52
Q

What layer has the glands of the trachea?

A

Submucosa

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53
Q

What supplies blood to the tunica adventitia?

A

Vasa Vasorum

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54
Q

What significantly increases risk for pulmonary hypoplasia?

A

Oligoihydramnios under 26 weeks

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55
Q

What makes up bronchopulmonary segments?

A

Segmental bronchi and mesenchyme

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56
Q

When the laryngotracheal groove evaginates, what does it form?

A

Laryngtracheal Diverticulum (long bud)

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57
Q

What effect type do cardiac glycosides have on the heart?

A

Positive Inotropic Effect

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58
Q

What forms the ct, cartilage, smooth muscles surrounding the foregut?

A

Splanchnic Mesoderm (from lateral plate)

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59
Q

What is the orientation of external intercostals?

A

Down and In

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60
Q

What is the positive staircase effect?

A

Increased heart rate increases contractility

Can lead to Post-Extrasystolic potentiation

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61
Q

What do you get with an obliterated Right and Left AA IV?

A

Interrupted Aortic Arch

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62
Q

What does the tracheoesophageal septum divide the cranial foregut into dorsally?

A

Primordial Oropharynx, Esophagus

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63
Q

What type of receptor is the sympathetic SA / AV innervation?

A

B1-Adrenergic

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64
Q

What is the embryonic derivative of tracheal epithelium and glands?

A

Endoderm

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65
Q

What is the building block of all isoprenoid synthesis?

A

IPP

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66
Q

Which rib has a tuberosity for the serrates anterior?

A

2

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67
Q

What does calcium use to exit smooth muscle?

A

SERCA
3Na Antiporter
Ca ATPase

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68
Q

What epithelium is alveolar stuff

A

Simple squamous

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69
Q

What is the end result of Renin Secretion?

A

Increased blood volume

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70
Q

What is the main difference in the Phase 0 of Fast vs Slow Action Potentials?

A

Slow APs depolarize mainly by calcium influx rather than Na

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71
Q

What do Statins Primarily Act On?

A

Competitively Inhibit HMG CoA Reductase

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72
Q

What does the C-Wave represent?

A

Pressure from Isovolumetric Contraction in the Ventricles

bulging of wall back into the atria

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73
Q

What is the timeline of canalicular lung development?

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16 - 25 weeks (overlaps with pseudo glandular)

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74
Q

What forms the epithelium and glands of the larynx / trachea / bronchi?

A

Endoderm of the Laryngotracheal groove

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75
Q

A Patient has Cyanosis, Breathlessness, murmur with poor weight gain later on. What is the cause of the disease?

A

Not enough AV Septum shift or Cardiac Looping

double outlet right ventricle

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76
Q

Lead I is Positive, AVF is negative. What is this?

A

LAD

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77
Q

What is the excitatory effect of b-AR activation?

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Phosphorylation of Phospholamban

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78
Q

What divides the lateral mesoderm into Somatic and Splanchnic (parietal and visceral) Layers?

A

Intraembryonic Coelom

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79
Q

What anastomosis forms the Left Brachiocephalic V?

A

Right and Left Anterior Cardinal Veins

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80
Q

What is the role of Nodal cardiocytes?

A

Initiate and relay electrical signals

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81
Q

What effect does the latch mechanism have on smooth muscle?

A

Increases time of contraction

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82
Q

what is the timeline of pseudo glandular lung development?

A

5 - 17 weeks

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83
Q

Pt has a failure of conotruncal ridges to spiral. What is this?

A

Transposition of great vessels

Cyanotic, needs surgery

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84
Q

What does visceroatrial heterotaxia look like?

A

Right heart / Normal GI

Left heart / Right GI

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85
Q

What makes the third heart sound?

A

Blood rushing into the ventricle during the rapid filling phase

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86
Q

What heart defect has and overriding aorta, pulmonary stenosis, a ventricular septal defect, and right ventricular hypertrophy?

A

Tetrology of Fallot

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87
Q

What does the lateral mammary A come off of?

A

Lateral Thoracic A

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88
Q

What innervates the Aortic sinus?

A

Vagus N

Aortic N

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89
Q

What makes the first heart sound?

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Mitral and Tricuspid (AVs) valve Closure (ejection)

Blood entering atria hits the closed valves

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90
Q

What are the skeletal muscle sympathetic receptors?

A

A1

B2

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91
Q

Why might the Superior Vena Cava drain into the heart via the Coronary Sinus?

A

Abnormal Anterior Cardinal Vein Development

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92
Q

What does ACAT do?

A

Esterifies Cholesterol

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93
Q

What layer of the trachea is the trachealis m.?

A

Adventitia

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94
Q

What do you think when you see a PR interval greater than 0.2 seconds?

A

AV Block (prolonged SA to AV conduction)

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95
Q

What does the dorsal mesocardium become in the adult?

A

Transverse Sinus

Proepicardial organ

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96
Q

In which heart defect does blood from the aorta get sucked into the pulmonary artery?

A

Patent Ductus Arteriosis

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97
Q

Where can you find definitive hematopoietic cells?

A

Aortic Gonadal Mesonephric (AGM) Region

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98
Q

What ions are affected by a negative inotropic effect of the atria?

A

Ca++ decreased inward

K+ increased outward by Ach

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99
Q

What do laryngeal muscles develop from?

A

PA 4 and 6

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100
Q

What two things are missing in the case of Abetalipoproteinemia?

A

ApoB-48

ApoB-100

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101
Q

Where is the defect in an infant with protruding viscera?

A

Gastroschisis: Right of the umbilical cord

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102
Q

What are the cerebral and coronary sympathetic receptors?

A

A-1 Adrenergic (protective constriction)

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103
Q

What lung element has not formed in the pseudoglandular stage of lung development?

A

Those involved with gas exchange (fetus cannot survive)

ex. Primitive alveoli, sacs, bronchioles

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104
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What causes Gastroschisis?

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Improper merging of lateral folds

Causes protrusion of viscera

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105
Q

What kind of epithelium is the Epicardium (visceral serous pericardium)?

A

Simple Squamous with Areolar CT and Fat

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106
Q

What pressure value can be thought of as Afterload?

A

Pressure required to open the aortic valve

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107
Q

What is the typical cardiac output?

A

5 L/min

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108
Q

What veins do the vitelline veins contribute to?

A

Portal Vein
Mesenterics
Splenic

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109
Q

Lead I and AVF are both positive. What does this mean?

A

Normal Mean Electrical Axis

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110
Q

What Leads area is supplied by the Anterior Interventricular artery?

A

Anterior wall

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111
Q

What produces surfactant for the lungs?

A

Type II alveolar cells

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112
Q

What provides ANS innervation to the tunica adventitia?

A

Nervi Vasorum

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113
Q

How do you treat laryngeal atresia?

A

Endoscopic dilation of laryngeal web

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114
Q

What is a deficiency in Apo-C II or Capillary lipoprotein lipase?

A

Type I Hyperlipoproteinemia

aka Familial Hyperchylomicronemia

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115
Q

What is the number that indicates transition from laminar to turbulent flow?

A

2000

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116
Q

What does the respiratory bud come from?

A

Distal end of the laryngotracheal diverticulum

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117
Q

What three conditions are a L-R shunt?

A

ASD, VSD, PDA

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118
Q

What makes the fourth heart sound?

A

Little bit of blood squeezed into the ventricle during atrial contraction

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119
Q

What leads are asssociated with the Inferior wall?

A

II, III, AVF

V3R - V6R

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120
Q

What do visceral and parietal pleura come from?

A

Splanchnic (visceral pleura) lateral plate mesoderm

Somatic (parietal Pleura) lateral plate mesoderm

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121
Q

What is the main difference in the Phase 1 of Fast vs Slow Action Potentials?

A

Slow don’t even have a phase 1 or 2 lol

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122
Q

What is the origin of sympathetic innervation to the lower airways?

A

T1 - T5

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123
Q

What are the paired segmental parietal branches of the thoracic aorta?

A

Posterior Intercostal A

Subcostal A

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124
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What is the origin of upper airway parasympathetics?

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Trigeminal nerve

Sphenopalatine Ganglion

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125
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What does the aorticopulmonary septum divide?

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Truncus Arteriosus into Aorta and Pulmonary Arteries

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126
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What leads are associated with anterior wall infarction?

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V1 - V7

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127
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What is becks triad indicative of?

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Cardiac Tamponade

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128
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In what stage are type I and II pneumocystis found in the lung?

A

Terminal Sac (24 weeks-birth)

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129
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What is the goal of ANF?

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Decrease Na+ and H2O retention

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130
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Which ribs are false?

A

8-10

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131
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What do the Pleurocardial folds develop into?

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Primitive Mediastinum

Fibrous Pericardium

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132
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A patient has Down’s Syndrome, Exercise Intolerance, and Pulmonary Hypertension. What could be causing this disease?

A

Failure of AV Septum fusion (Persistent AV Canal)

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133
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What are the sympathetic receptors of the veins?

A

A-1 Adrenergic (constriction)
A-2 Adrenergic (relaxation)
B-1 Adrenergic (relaxation)

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134
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What type of receptor is the parasympathetic cardiac innervation?

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Cholinergic Muscarinic (M2/M3)

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135
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What foramen form the flutter valve of the atria before birth?

A

Foramen Secondum on Septum Primum

Foramen ovale on Septum Secundum

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136
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What is the defining characteristic of alicyclic compounds?

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Hydroxyl at C3

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137
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How does a negative chronotropic or dromotropic effect hyper-polarize the SA node?

A

Effluxes K+ via special Ach channels

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138
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What forms the hepatic sinusoids?

A

Vitelline Veins

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139
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What is the origin of the last splanchnic nerve?

A

T12

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140
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When does the respiratory bud form the laryngotracheal diverticulum?

A

Week 4

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141
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What is the cardiac output formula?

A

(Pa - Pv) / TPR

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142
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What regulates the branching pattern of the lung?

A

Splanchnic Mesenchyme

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143
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What do the superior and lateral costotransverse ligaments connect?

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Lateral: Tubercle of the rib to the transverse process
Superior: Neck of rib to transverse process one up

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144
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What wave represents Ventricular Repolarization?

A

T wave

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145
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What causes looping defects like heterotaxia?

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Failure of splanchnic mesoderm to proliferate at the ends of the rupturing dorsal mesocardium (lengthening) for the second heart field.

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146
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What does ApoA-I do?

A

Activates enzyme that esterifies cholesterol

Its on HDLs

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147
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When do the pericardial cavity and pleural cavities separate?

A

Week 7

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148
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When does the Yolk Sac Mesoderm do hematopoiesis?

A

Day 17 - 60

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149
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What is the origin of coronary artery sympathetics?

A

T1 - T5

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150
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A Patient has elevated cTnT, what disease could mislead you to thinking its a MI?

A

Renal Failure

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151
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What are the sympathetics to the pulmonary arteries?

A

A1
B1
B2

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152
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What brain stem region does Parasympathetic stuff with baroreceptors?

A

dorsal motor Vagus

nucleus Ambiguus

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153
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What is the hypo pharyngeal eminence derived from?

A

Mesenchyme of PA 3 and 4

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154
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What structure allows blood to bypass the sinusoidal plexus of the liver?

A

Ductus Venosus

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155
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What is the rate limiting enzyme of cholesterol biosynthesis?

A

HMG CoA Reductase

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156
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What type of joint is the zygopophyseal joint?

A

Planar Synovial

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157
Q

What is special about the endocardium in the ventricles?

A

Has Subendocardial layer

158
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What does the tracheoesophageal septum divide the cranial foregut into ventrally?

A

Laryngotracheal tube

159
Q

What is the inhibitory effect of b-AR activation?

A

Phosphorylation of troponin I

160
Q

What does an Inotropic effect impact?

A

Strength of muscular contraction

161
Q

Where would you expect to find pericytes?

A

Tunica intimate of Post-Capillary Venules

162
Q

What is the the embryonic derivative of tracheal cartilages, CT, and muscle?

A

Splanchnic mesenchyme

163
Q

What are the sympathetic receptors in the ventricular myocytes?

A

B1 (always)

B2 sometimes

164
Q

What embryological structure is the start of the respiratory system?

A

Laryngo-treacheal Groove

165
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Which part of the rib separates and which part dislocates?

A

Dislocates on the sternum / cartilage part

Separates on the rib / cartilage part

166
Q

What costal cartilages form the boundary of the inferior thoracic aperture?

167
Q

What are the unpaired visceral branches of the thoracic aorta?

A

Mediastinal A
Esophageal A
Pericardial A

168
Q

What is the origin of splanchnic sympathetic innervation?

A

T5 - L2 (celiac and both mesentery ganglia)

169
Q

What type of tissue is the cardiac skeleton?

A

Dense Irregular CT in endocardium

170
Q

What stage of the respiratory tract discontinues the cartilage plates?

A

Bronchioles

171
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A patient has a L. posterolateral defect, with viscera bulging into the pleural cavity. What do we think?

A

CDH: Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Slight increase in amniotic fluid

172
Q

What is the embryological origin of the Left Subclavian A?

A

7th Intersegental A

173
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Where does the articular facet of a typical rib’s tubercle articulate?

A

Transverse Costal Facets on the thoracic vertebrae

174
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A pt has elevated troponin, CK, CK/MB. No ST elevation. What do we think?

175
Q

Lead I is negative and AVF is Positive. What is this?

176
Q

What do you call it when you use a balloon to flatten a plaque in the coronary artery?

A

Coronary Angioplasty

177
Q

What is the orientation of internal intercostals?

A

Down and Out

178
Q

What ligaments are associated with the sternocostal joint?

A

Anterior and posterior Radiate Sternocostal L. (2-7)

179
Q

What is the origin of the greater splanchnic nerve?

180
Q

What is at increased risk in patients with turners syndrome?

A

Coarctation of the Aorta

181
Q

Wen does embryonic head folding start?

A

Week 4 / Day 22

182
Q

What classification is the interchondral joint?

A

Planar synovial from ribs 6-9

Fibrous between 9-10

183
Q

Where does the external carotid artery come from (embryologically)?

A

Sprouts from Aortic Arch III

184
Q

What sets of ribs are atypical?

A

1 - 2

10 - 12

185
Q

A newborn cannot swallow, is drooling, regurgitates food. What do we think?

A

Tracheoesophageal Fistula

186
Q

What forms upon recanalization of the larynx?

A

Laryngeal Ventricles, bounded by vocal and vestibular folds (or if it doesn’t, you get laryngeal atresia.)

187
Q

What muscles tug on the chordae tendonae of the tricuspid valve?

A

Ant / Post / Septal Papillary m.

188
Q

What is the ligamentum arteriosum?

A

Remnant of Ductus Arteriosus

189
Q

What is the formula for minute work?

A

CO x aortic pressure

190
Q

What CAMs are found in the transverse (perpendicular) region of cardiocytes?

A

Fascia Adherens

Desmosomes

191
Q

What brain stem region coordinates peripheral signals associated with baroreceptors?

A

Nucleus Solitarius

192
Q

How are congenital lung cysts formed?

A

Dilation of terminal bronchi

193
Q

What causes Tangier Disease?

A

Mutation in ABCA1 leading to deficient Cholesterol transport by HDL

194
Q

What forms when myoblasts grow into the dorsal mesentery?

A

the Crura of the Diaphragm

195
Q

What does the Foramen Ovalis do?

A

In infants, it allows blood to flow from R atrium to L atrium

196
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What are the two main Embryo components of the Right Subclavian Artery?

A
AA IV (Proximally)
R 7th Dorsal Intersegmental A (distally)
197
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An infant has CHAOS syndrome, dilated airways, ascites, and enlarged lungs. What is the Dx?

A

Laryngeal Atresia

198
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A newborn has a tracheoesophageal fistula. How did this happen?

A

Foregut endoderm didn’t proliferate fast enough compared to the rest of the embryo

199
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What embryonic structure houses the Cardinal Veins, Future Phrenic N, and myoblasts destined to become diaphragm?

A

Pleuropericardial Membranes

200
Q

What is typical stroke volume?

201
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What is the timeline of the Terminal Sac stage of lung maturation?

A

24 weeks - birth

202
Q

What do the Pleuroperitoneal Membranes become?

A

Primordial Diaphragm

203
Q

What is the typical ejection fraction?

204
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A baby has an Ostium I Defect / Low Atrial Septal Defect. What has caused this?

A

Failure of AV cushion tissue to grow upward

Failure of DMP to fill in foramen primum

205
Q

What is Area does the RCA supply?

A

Inferior wall

206
Q

What wave would you expect to be affected by ischemia?

A

T Wave (inverted)

207
Q

Which folds are superior and inferior to the developing lungs?

A

Pleuropericardial folds are superior to lungs

Pleuroperitoneal folds are inferior to lungs

208
Q

What type of joint is the 1st Sternocostal joint?

A

Synchondrosis

209
Q

What shapes are type I and II pneumocytes?

A

I: Squamous
II: Cuboidal / Rounded

210
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What do you call a right-sided left ventricle?

A

Ventricular Inversion

reverse cardiac looping

211
Q

When does the tracheoesophageal septum form?

212
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What is the formula of stroke work (of L. Ventricle)?

A

Stroke Volume x Aortic Pressure

213
Q

Between the pleuropericardial and pleuroperotineal folds, which is cranial and which is caudal?

A

PleuroperiCardial is Cranial

PleuroPeritoneal is Caudal

214
Q

What effect does stimulation during the SNP have on an AP?

215
Q

What produces the dicrotic notch?

A

Closing of the Aortic Valve

216
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What conducts impulses to the papillary muscles?

A

Moderator Band (trabecular carnae)

217
Q

What cells contain dense bodies?

A

Smooth Muscle

218
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What is at increased risk with DiGeorge patients?

A

Interrupted Aortic Arch. It can kill you.

219
Q

When is the laryngeal lumen re-Canalized, following occlusion by epithelium?

220
Q

What separates the respiratory and digestive tracts in a neonate?

A

Epiglottis

221
Q

What innervates the carotid sinus?

A

Glossopharyngeal N

Sinus N of Hering

222
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What does A-2 Adrenergic receptor do?

A

Veinous relaxation

223
Q

What does a Dromotropic effect impact?

A

Speed of conduction

Phase 0 of Depolarization Slope

224
Q

What is the epiglottis derived from?

A

Hypopharyngeal Eminence

225
Q

What is the formula for flow?

A

Pressure gradient divided by resistance

226
Q

What receptors allow calcium entry into smooth muscle on the SR?

A

InsP3

Ryanodine

227
Q

What type of joint is the Xiphisternal joint?

A

Synchondrosis

228
Q

What does surfactant do in the lungs?

A

Reduces surface tension in alveoli

Prevents collapse during respiration

229
Q

Where are the transverse thoracic m.?

A

Pulling the costal cartilages down toward the sternum and xiphoid

230
Q

When do the secondary bronchial buds form into tertiary?

231
Q

What combines to form the first heart field?

A

Endothelial Precursor Cells

Intraembryonic splanchnic mesoderm

232
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When do the first rhythmic contractions of the heart begin?

A

Day 22 (blood flow at day 24)

233
Q

What receptor is directly associated with the juxtaglomerular apparatus?

234
Q

What nucleus does the baroreceptor reflex work through?

A

Nucleus Tractus Solitarius

235
Q

What type of epithelium is atop the true vocal cords?

A

non-keratinized strat squamous

236
Q

What does a Chronotropic Effect impact?

A

HR

Phase 4 of Depolarization

237
Q

What kind of tissue are the cartilaginous tracheal rings?

A

Hyaline cartilage

238
Q

What valves are closed during ejection?

A

Mitral and Tricuspid

239
Q

Excessive amniotic fluid because it cant enter the stomach / guts for absorption, nor be transferred for disposal by placenta. What is this.

A

Polyhydraminos

240
Q

What is the origin of the lesser splanchnic nerve?

241
Q

What happens when SCAP binds to INSIG?

A

SREBP is retained in the ER membrane

242
Q

What is the fate of Aortic Arch I?

A

Contributes to Maxillary A

243
Q

What is the embryonic origin of the central tendon of the diaphragm?

A

Septum Transversum

244
Q

What is the key difference between gastroschisis and an umbilical hernia?

A

Bowel is uncovered and floating in the amniotic fluid with Gastroschisis

245
Q

What layer of heart histo contains coronary arteries?

A

Epicardium

246
Q

What myocytes receive sympathetic innervation?

A

Ventricular (not atrial)

247
Q

When does the alveolar stage of lung development take over?

248
Q

What are the only tissues found in bronchioles?

A

Epithelium, Ciliated Cells, Smooth Muscle, Elastic Fibers

249
Q

What structure allows surgeons to access the area posterior to the aorta / pulmonary trunk to clamp or insert the tubes of a bypass machine into them?

A

Transverse Pericardial Sinus

250
Q

What is respiratory epithelium

A

Pseudostratified ciliated columnar with goblet cells

251
Q

What does Aortic Arch III become?

A

Common and Internal Carotid A

252
Q

What is the role of ApoB - 48?

A

Facilitates chylomicron transport

253
Q

What are basal cells

A

Mitotically active stem cells

254
Q

What is the purpose of Ductus Venosum in the fetus?

A

Circulation bypasses the liver

255
Q

What stage of lung development introduces the alveolocapillary membrane?

A

Alveolar Stage (32 weeks - 8 years)

256
Q

What do you call a partial reversal of the heart?

A

Situs ambiguous

257
Q

What joint forms the boundary of the inferior thoracic aperture?

A

Xiphisternal

258
Q

What chylomicron and VLDL component activates capillary LPL?

259
Q

What does the A-Wave represent?

A

Pressure from Atrial Contraction

260
Q

What is the formula for Velocity of blood flow?

A

Flow (q) divided by area

261
Q

What is the Splanchnic (visceral) Layer of the lateral mesoderm continuous with?

A

Extraembryonic mesoderm cowering Umbilical Vesicle

262
Q

What are the components of the blood air barrier?

A

Type I pneumocytes, their basal lamina

capillary endothelial cells

263
Q

What protein is increased by statins?

264
Q

What wave is represented by atrial depolarization?

265
Q

What is the formula of the Fick Principle of Cardiac Output?

A

O2 Consumption / ([O2]pv - [O2]pa)

266
Q

What causes Statin-Mediated Myopathy?

A

Depletion of CoQ10

267
Q

What happens if the Ductus Arteriosus bursts its aneurism?

A

Hits L Recurrent Laryngeal N and Vagus N

268
Q

What embryonic structure(s) form the embryonic gut?

A

Splanchnopleure (splanchnic mesoderm and endoderm)

269
Q

What do the primary bronchial buds grow laterally into?

A

Pericardioperitoneal canals

270
Q

What kind of mesoderm is the visceral wall derived from?

A

Splanchnic Mesoderm

271
Q

What is the embryonic origin of the ligament teres hepatis?

A

Left Umbilical Vein

272
Q

What effect is produced by b-AR activation?

A

Positive inotropic effect (sympathetic)

273
Q

If an action potential is observed in smooth muscle, what type must it be?

274
Q

What are the three blood supplies to the breast?

A

Posterior Intercostal A
Internal Thoracic A
Lateral Thoracic A

275
Q

There is no P-wave on the ECG. What does this mean?

A

Atrial Fibrillation

276
Q

What are the components of becks triad?

A

Distant Heart Sounds
Jugular Distension
Hypotension

277
Q

What is the origin of parasympathetic innervation to the lower airways?

278
Q

What component is responsible for chylomicrons and VLDL uptake into the liver?

279
Q

What can a bicuspid aortic valve lead to over time?

A

Left ventricular hypertrophy

Aortic aneurism

280
Q

What is normal pulmonary pressure?

281
Q

What is the origin of cardiac sympathetics and parasympathetics respectively?

A

T1 - T5

Vagus N

282
Q

What might a supernumerary rib affect?

A

Brachial Plexus and Subclavian A (thoracic outlet syndrome)

283
Q

How would you treat a Patent Ductus Arteriosus?

A

Give Prostaglandin Inhibitors (indomethacin)

284
Q

Where are club cells found?

A

Terminal Bronchioles

285
Q

What type of joint are Sternocostals 2-7?

A

Planar Synovial

286
Q

Why does an aberrant origin of R Subclavian A cause Dysphagia and Dyspnea?

A

It now has to cross over from the left to reach the arm, strangling the esophagus and trachea on its way

287
Q

Permanent enlargement of the airspaces accompanied by destruction of alveolar walls. What is this?

288
Q

What comes together to form the Ductus Venosus?

A

Left Umbilical Vein

Right Hepatocardiac Channel

289
Q

What suspends the caudal foregut, midgut, and hind gut?

A

the Dorsal Mesentery

290
Q

What embryonic structure(s) form the body wall?

A

Somatopleure (somatic mesoderm and ectoderm)

291
Q

What does pulmonary hypoplasia lead to?

A

Restriction of fetal thorax from uterine pressure

292
Q

Which rib has a scalene tubercle?

293
Q

When will you see hematopoiesis in the bone marrow?

A

10.5 weeks

294
Q

What ligaments are associated with the costovertebral joint?

A
Radiate L (head of the rib to the vertebral body)
Intraarticular L (Head of rib to Intervertebral disc)
Articular Capsule
295
Q

What is normal aortic pressure?

296
Q

What is formed when the connection between the umbilical vesicle and midgut is reduced during lateral folding?

A

Omphaloenteric Duct

297
Q

What are the sympathetics to the skin?

298
Q

Where does the L Posterior Intercostal V dump?

A

Upper Drains into the Accessory Hemiazygous V

Lower into the Hemiazygos V

299
Q

What is the function of external intercostals?

300
Q

What is the formula for Mean Arterial Pressure?

301
Q

What are the stimulatory neurotransmitters of smooth muscle?

A

Angiotensin II
Vasopressin
Endothelin

302
Q

What receptor types are associated with the pulmonary vasculature?

A

A-1 Adrenergic (constriction)

B-1 and B-2 (dilation)

303
Q

What are the only tissues found in bronchioles?

A

Epithelium, Ciliated Cells, Smooth Muscle, Elastic Fibers

304
Q

What structure do the vena cava and coronary sinus empty into?

A

Sinus Venarum (in the R. Atrium)

305
Q

What rib has an insertion point for the Anterior Scalene M.?

306
Q

What is the order of branching in the bronchi?

A
Main
Lobar
Segmental
Conducting (bronchioles)
Terminal
Respiratory
Alveolar
307
Q

When do you see Definitive Hematopoietic cells seeding the liver?

A

Day 30

This is where they’re first programmed, btw

308
Q

When does the Right Recurrent Laryngeal Never get wrapped around the R subclavian A?

A

When AAVI loses its connection

309
Q

What is our formula for Resistance to blood flow?

A

(8 x length x viscosity) / (pi x radius^4)

310
Q

ST segment is elevated in two+ leads. What do you think?

311
Q

What are the sympathetic receptors to skeletal muscle blood sources?

A

A-1 Adrenergic (constriction)

B-2 Adrenergic (dilation)

312
Q

What does ApoB-100 do?

A

Uptake of LDL / HDL / VLDL into cells

313
Q

When do new alveoli stop being added?

314
Q

What happens when you get a blockage of the coronary artery?

A

Myocardial infarction

315
Q

What tissue type are heart valves?

A

Fibroelastic CT core (lamina fibrosa) with endothelium

316
Q

What principle prevents the AV node or bundle branches from generating their own APs?

A

Overdrive Suppression

317
Q

What disease is the LDL receptor completely or partially defective?

A

Type IIa and IIb Hyperlipoproteinemia

aka Familial Hypercholesterolemia

318
Q

What kind of tissue is the Epicardium?

A

Dense Fibrocollagenous CT with Elastic Fibers and Mesothelium

319
Q

What Aortic Arch does the Ligamentum Arteriosum come from?

320
Q

What comes from the Yolk Sac Mesoderm?

A

Early RBCs and Macrophages

321
Q

Which layer of the serous pericardium is innermost?

A

Visceral (epicardium)

Parietal layer is inner part of fibrous pericardium

322
Q

What tissue type surrounds the parietal and visceral pleura?

A

Mesothelium

323
Q

What is the formula for cardiac output?

A

Stroke Volume x HR

324
Q

What overgrowth pushes the septum transversum, heart, and pericardial cavity ventrally and caudally?

A

Neural Folds projecting dorsally to overgrow the oropharyngeal membrane

325
Q

What effect does the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic NS have on baroreceptor firing rate?

A

Sympathetic Decreases it

Parasympathetic Increases it

326
Q

What are the sympathetics and parasympathetics for for the upper respiratory system?

A
Facial N (sympathetic)
Trigeminal N (parasympathetic)
327
Q

Where is the site of parasympathetic negative inotropic effect on cardiac output?

328
Q

What is the origin of upper airway sympathetics?

A

Cervical Ganglia via the Facial Nerve

329
Q

In what region of cardiocytes are gap (nexus) junctions found?

A

Longitudinal (parallel)

330
Q

What cells do you find ANF in?

A

Myoendocrine Cardiocytes

331
Q

What rib and thoracic vertebra level is the diaphragm?

A

12th Vertebra

11th and 12th Ribs

332
Q

What separates the pleural cavities from the peritoneal cavity?

A

PleuroPeritoneal Folds

333
Q

What is the Somatic (parietal) Layer of the lateral mesoderm continuous with?

A

Extraembryonic mesoderm covering Amnion

334
Q

Where can you find HMG CoA Reductase?

A

ER membrane

Catalytic Domain in Cytosol

335
Q

When do bronchopulmonary segments form?

336
Q

What is the biochemical “site” of atherosclerosis?

A

ApoB-100 failing to bind LDL receptors in the liver and muscle

337
Q

What does the laryngotracheal diverticulum become?

A

Trachea and Primary Bronchial Buds (2)

338
Q

Which lung has the cardiac notch?

339
Q

What part of the heart does all the work to make up for a hypo plastic left ventricle?

A

Right Ventricle

340
Q

What does the PR interval mean?

A

Time it takes for the depolarization to pass from the ventricles to the atria via the AV node

341
Q

What structure electrically insulates the atria from ventricles?

A

Fibrous Skeleton of heart

342
Q

What is the role of sympathetic and parasympathetic fibers terminating in the heart nodes?

A

MODIFY rate of intrinsic contraction

343
Q

What brain stem region does Sympathetic stuff with baroreceptors?

A

Rostral Ventrolateral Medulla

344
Q

What forms the primary bronchial buds?

A

Respiratory Bud

345
Q

Where does the Conus Arteriosus lead?

A

From the right ventricle to the pulmonary trunk

346
Q

Both Lead I and AVF are Negative. What is this?

A

EXTREME RAD

347
Q

Where does the primitive streak transition to after tail folding?

A

From cranial to cloacal membrane to caudal to cloacal membrane

348
Q

How much IPP goes into a steroid backbone?

349
Q

In hyperchylomicronemia, which deficiency manifests when?

A

LPL deficiency in infancty

ApoC-II after adolescence

350
Q

What leads are associated with the posterior wall?

351
Q

What can severe and chronic oligohydramnios cause?

A

Retarded lung development

352
Q

Where is the Laryngotreacheal groove?

A

Inferior to the 4th Pharyngeal Arches

353
Q

What heart defect pulls blood from both atria into the aorta and pulmonary artery simultaneously?

A

Persistant Truncus Arteriosus

354
Q

What is associated with oligohydramnios?

A

Renal agenesis or failure

355
Q

What is the fate of Aortic Arch II?

A

Contributes to Stapedial A

356
Q

What valves are open during ejection?

A

Aortic and Pulmonic

357
Q

What two neurotransmitters act to relax smooth muscle?

A

NO

Adenosine

358
Q

What are the sympathetic lower airway receptors?

A

B-2 (bronchial dilation)

359
Q

When do early hematopoietic cells populate the developing liver?

360
Q

Where do you find discontinuous capillaries?

A

Marrow
Liver
Spleen

361
Q

When the great vessels are transposed, how is gas exchanged?

A

Through ductus arteriosis

362
Q

What cells make the “pacemaker” function of the heart?

363
Q

What makes the second heart sound?

A

Aortic and Pulmonary valve Closure (diastole)

Blood in the aorta and pulmonary A. hit the closed valves

364
Q

What are cardiac cells like in the Supranormal Period?

A

More excitable

365
Q

What does parasympathetic innervation of the lungs produce?

A

NO for relaxing already-constricted blood vessels

366
Q

What structure becomes the anus?

A

Cloacal Membrane

367
Q

What is the hepatocardiac channel formed from, and what does it contribute to?

A

From Right Vitelline Vein

Contributes to Inferior Vena Cava

368
Q

When the pericardioperitoneal canals expand and split the mesenchyme into inner and outer layers, what do each of them become?

A

Inner becomes Fibrous Pericardium (outer layer of sac)

Outer becomes Thoracic Wall

369
Q

What does the Dorsal Mesentery become?

A

Median portion of the diaphragm

370
Q

When are intra and extra embryonic coeloms in communication?

A

After head folding

371
Q

What wave would you expect to be affected by an infarction?

372
Q

Where are you most likely to find myoendocrine cardiocytes?

A

Right Atrium

373
Q

What is the formula for ejection fraction?

A

Stroke Volume divided by End Diastolic Volume

374
Q

What forms the cloaca?

A

Terminal hind-gut dilation

handout formed from caudal eminence projecting over cloacal membrane

375
Q

What does the right common cardinal vein become?

A

Superior Vena Cava

376
Q

What kind of Coarcation of the Aorta is worse, and why?

A

Preductal is way worse. It cannot establish collateral circulation like post-ductal can

377
Q

What is ApoE not on?

378
Q

What layers of the heart is a cardiac tamponade?

A

Between the Serous Layers

379
Q

What type of capillaries do endocrine glands have?

A

Fenestrated

380
Q

What type of capillaries do exocrine glands have?

A

Continuous

381
Q

What dx do you think of with a deviated mediastinum?

A

Tension pneumothorax

382
Q

What dx do you think with a pulmonary meniscus sign?

A

Pleural Effusion

383
Q

What do thrombocytes come from?

A

Megakaryocytes

384
Q

What controls clotting?

A

TPO (thrombopoietin)

385
Q

What does Aspirin act on?

A

Inhibits cyclooxygenase

386
Q

What does cyclooxygenase do?

A

Generates Thromboxane A2 from Arachidonic Acid

387
Q

How does Clopidogrel (Plavix) work?

A

Inhibits P2Y12 Receptors so theres no more platelet activation / aggregation

388
Q

What is responsible for fibrin clot lysis?

389
Q

What does Protein C do?

A

Shuts off t-PA inhibitor, so Plasmin can form

390
Q

What effect would taking Fibrin have?

A

Inhibition of thrombin (anti-Coagulant)

391
Q

What anti-coagulant is made by endothelial cells during vasodilation?

A

Prostacyclin (PGI2)

392
Q

What mast cell product increases anti-thrombin efficacy?