Exam 2 Review Flashcards
Before entering the right atrium, blood is in the?
Vena Cava
The final result of the clotting cascade is the conversion of fibrinogen to ________ by thrombin?
Fibrin
Which of the following molecules in the serum is the strongest stimulus to increase respiratory
rate?
High CO2
Which of the following structure has the mucocilliary apparatus?
Trachea
The plasma protein primarily responsible for maintaining the oncotic pressure of blood is?
Albumin
Which cellular component of blood is associated with blood clotting?
Thrombocyte
The following are types of blood vessels except for?
Alveoli
In what part of the vascular system does nearly all blood gas transfer occur?
Capillaries
The innermost layer of the heart wall is the?
Endocardium
Which of the following joints has a meniscus?
Stifle Joint
On leaving the right ventricle, blood moves into the?
Pulmonary Artery
The pancreas is located where?
adjacent to the proximal small intestine
Where is the electro-coupling intercalated disk found?
Cardiac Muscle
Where in the body can transitional epithelium be found?
Urinary Bladder
On which side of the synapse is the neurotransmitter receptor found?
Dendrite
At the level of the alveoli how does blood become oxygenated in the lungs?
passive diffusion of oxygen down concentration gradient
Too much bilirubin in the blood due to excessive RBC destruction may cause?
icterus (hyperbilirubinemia)
Systole occurs when:
the atrioventricular valves are closed
the ventricles contract
Leukocytes can be defined by all of the following except:
Aid in blood clot formation
On an ECG printout, the QRS complex represents?
atria relaxing, ventricle contraction
Formation of cross bridging between actin and myosin requires what ion?
Ca++
Erythrocytes’ primary role is to?
transport oxygen and carbon dioxide
What does the distance between two P waves on an EKG represent?
one heart beat
What is the correct path of blood flow through the following structures?
1-Vena cava, 2-Lungs, 3-Left ventricle, 4-Aorta, 5-Right atrium, 6-Right ventricle, 7-Pulmonary artery, 8-Pulmonary vein, 9- Left atrium
Vena cava Right atrium Right ventricle Pulmonary artery Lungs Pulmonary vein Left atrium Left ventricle Aorta
Which one of the following characteristics is not a part of synovial joints?
syndesmosis
Which of the following structures carries deoxygenated blood:
pulmonary artery
The fibromuscular cords, which run from the papillary muscles to the atrioventricular valves, are the?
chordae tendinae
The thyroid produces the following hormone?
calcitonin
Peristalsis is the wave-like contraction of?
Smooth Muscle
A negative feedback loop causes?
decreased production of a hormone
A bursa which completely surrounds a tendon is called a?
Synovial Sheath
The neurohypophysis is responsible for releasing which quick acting hormone?
Oxytocin
Nucleated red blood cells are common to which animal?
delaware Blue Hen
Hindgut fermenters have a highly developed __________ to aid in digestion?
Cecum
If the heart rate of an animal was 40 beats/minute, its rectal temperature was 99.8°F, its stroke volume was 30 ml/beat and it was noon, what would its cardiac output be in ml/minute?
1200
What characteristic of Type I (slow twitch) skeletal muscle fibers make them resistant to
fatigue?
Increased number of mitochondria
The part of the vascular system where blood is oxygenated is the?
Pulmonary Circulation
Which hormone would be triggered in response to hypocalcemia?
Parathyroid hormone
What specialized tissue helps transmit electrical impulses to the ventricles of the heart?
purkinje fibers
Warfarin inhibits which biological cascade?
Clot Formation
A “suture” joint is an example of what kind of joint?
fibrous joint
The formation of blood cells is called?
hematopoiesis
A Goiter is a result of a deficiency of what chemical?
Iodine
Which hormone governs when short and long day breeders breed?
Melatonin
A ligament is made of?
dense connective tissue and connects bone to bone
In the equine stomach the glandular region and the non-glandular region are separated by what?
margo plicatus
Iodine is required for proper production of which hormone?
T3
Due to low levels of oxygen (hypoxemia), cells in the kidney release which signaling agent
(cytokine) to increase RBC production?
erythropoietin
The pancreas produces two hormones; insulin and
glucagon
