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Exam 3 Flashcards

1
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peptide hormones

A
  • derived from cholesterol
  • diffuse across the cell membrane
  • interact directly with DNA
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2
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Into which of the following does the right ventricle pump blood

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Pulmonary artery

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3
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Which of the following is part of the extrinsic control of the cardiac cycle

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Sympathetic nerve fibers

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4
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Which of the following is an effect of Human Growth Hormone

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Enhances connective tissue growth/repair

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5
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What chamber of the heart is responsible for pumping the blood to the systemic arteries

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Left ventricle

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6
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During which phase of respiration does the diaphragm contract

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Inspiration

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7
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What kind of traits/symptoms would an individual with high thyroid hormone levels exhibit

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Increased metabolic rate

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8
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function of the respiratory system

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  • exchange gases between air and blood
  • humidify air
  • filters air
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9
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What is the term that represents the regular fluctuation of releases of hormones

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Circadian rhythm

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10
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Which steroid hormone is catabolic

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Cortisol

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11
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What gland regulates hormone release by controlling the pituitary gland

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Hypothalamus

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12
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Testosterone production increases with what type of exercise

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moderate to intense

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13
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What is the term that describes the amount of air left in the lungs after maximal exhalation

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Residual volume

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14
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What gas law describes the concept of partial pressures of the individual gases within air

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Dalton’s Law

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15
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What does the T wave represent in an EKG signal

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Ventricular repolarization

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16
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From which gland are the catecholamines secreted

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Adrenal medulla

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17
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What is the role of antidiuretic hormone

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Acts on the kidneys leading to the increase of water reabsorption

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18
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What is the role of aldosterone

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Signal the kidneys to retain sodium

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19
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maximal heart rate

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Decreases as you get older

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20
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Which hormone plays the largest role in controlling metabolism

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Thyroid stimulating hormone

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21
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Pulmonary ventilation (VE) is mathematically defined as

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Vt x f

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22
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What is responsible for the rapid spread of the impulse through the ventricles

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Purkinje fibers

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23
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Which of the following best describes cardiac output

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The amount of blood pumped per minute

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24
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Which gas is the most abundant in the air we breathe

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Nitrogen

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25
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What condition does a depression of the ST segment on an EKG usually indicate

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Ischemia

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26
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Which endocrine gland is referred to as the “master gland”

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Pituitary

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27
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cardiac muscle

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High mitochondrial density

28
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How is the majority of carbon dioxide transported in the human body

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As a bicarbonate

29
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The bicuspid valve separates what

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Left atrium and left ventricle

30
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What variable represents the oxygen uptake by the body’s tissues

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Arterial-venous oxygen difference

31
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Once the oxygen enters the muscle, what assists its transportation to the mitochondria

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Myoglobin

32
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If the plasma component of the blood is 60%, what is the individual’s hematocrit number

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40

33
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When modifying breathing during exercise, which variable is increased first

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Depth (tidal volume) first

34
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Which of the following is a key responsibility of the cardiovascular system

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Delivery of oxygen

35
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What phase of ventilation represents the rapid rise to steady-state

A

Phase 2

36
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What is the largest component of blood plasma

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Water

37
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Which chamber of the heart receives the blood that is returning after circulating through the body

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Right atrium

38
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Which of the following is the typical response of insulin during exercise

A

Blood levels decrease

39
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While breathing at rest, which of the following is the best way to increase air flow

A

Increase the diameter of the airway

40
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What type of hormone is derived from cholesterol

A

Steroid

41
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Which of the following hormones has the shortest half life

A

Norepinephrine

42
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What happens to stroke volume during a 5 mph jog on a treadmill when you compare someone before, and then after an eight-week cardiovascular training program

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Increase

43
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What variable represents the amount of air ventilated to obtain 1 L or oxygen or expire 1 L carbon dioxide

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Ventilatory equivalent

44
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What is the term for the amount of air moved in and out per breath

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Tidal volume

45
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Vital capacity is the sum of which volumes

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Tidal volume, inspiratory reserve volume, & expiratory reserve volume

46
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What is the transport system for the endocrine system

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Bloodstream

47
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What happens during exhalation

A

The diaphragm relaxes

48
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An increase is EDV with no change in ESV will lead to what kind of change in SV

A

Increase

49
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What mathematically represents ejection fraction

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SV / EDV

50
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What hormone is needed to pass an action potential across a synapse

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Norepinephrine

51
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What is the only major endocrine gland which is directly stimulated by the nervous system

A

Adrenal medulla

52
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What transports the blood to the lungs

A

Pulmonary arteries

53
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Which of the following describes the blood that passes through the coronary arteries

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Fully oxygenated

54
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Within the human body, where is the partial pressure of oxygen the highest

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Alveoli

55
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What mineral aids in the synthesis of the thyroid hormones

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Iodine

56
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What is the structure of aldosterone, and from where is it released

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Steroid / adrenal cortex

57
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What is the term that describes the intensity at which both oxygen and carbon dioxide ventilatory equivalent are increasing and results in hyperventilation

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Respiratory compensation point

58
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The Fick equation can be used to determine which variable

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VO2

59
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What is the pacemaker of the heart

A

Sinoatrial node

60
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Which muscle will assist in expiration during heavy breathing

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Rectus abdominis

61
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Which of the following heart problems are the result of a dysrhythmia

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Cardiac arrest

62
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What condition in the body has the biggest impact on control of ventilation

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The buildup of carbon dioxide

63
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What type of cells produce/release Insulin

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Beta cells

64
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steroid hormone examples

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  • aldosterone
  • cortisol
  • estrogen
65
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what do steroid hormones derive from

A

cholesterol

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