Final Exam

Question 1

What is digestion?

Answer 1

The mechanical and chemical break down of foods into forms the cell membranes can absorb

Question 2

What are “formed elements”?

Answer 2

Blood cells and platelets

Question 3

A blood clot that forms abnormally in a blood vessel is what?

Answer 3

Thrombus

Question 4

What is the difference between thrombus and thrombosis?

Answer 4

Thrombus is in a blood clot in a blood vessel and thrombosis is a blood clot in a vital organ

Question 5

In an ECG pattern, what is the P wave caused by?

Answer 5

Depolarization in the atrium

Question 6

Who does the celiac artery provide blood to?

Answer 6

Liver, spleen and stomach

Question 7

What is the correct sequence of parts that carry cardiac impulses?

Answer 7

SA node, AV node, AV bundle, Left and right bundle branches, and purkinje fibers

Question 8

What is the longest vein the body?

Answer 8

Great saphenous vein

Question 9

What are the 3 branches of the aorta?

Answer 9

Brachiocephalic artery, Left common carotid artery, and left subclavian artery

Question 10

How does a virus differ from other pathogens?

Answer 10

It cannot reproduce outside of a living cell

Question 11

What is DiGeorge syndrome?

Answer 11

A chromosomal disorder in which the thymus never develops/barely develops.

Question 12

How would a child with DiGeorge syndromes immune system look?

Answer 12

Very few T-lymphocytes and will be immuno compromised

Question 13

What is the most probable cause of a pulmonary embolism?

Answer 13

A clot reaches the lungs through a pulmonary artery

Question 14

What is diapedesis?

Answer 14

Movement of WBC out of the circulation

Question 15

What neurotransmitters help smooth muscle contract?

Answer 15

Norepinephrine and acetocholine

Question 16

What is hematocrit?

Answer 16

Percentage of RBC in a blood sample

Question 17

What type of anemia occurs when the RBC are being destroyed in the red bone marrow?

Answer 17

Aplastic anemia

Question 18

What is the largest lymphatic vessel?

Answer 18

Thoracic duct

Question 19

What is systole?

Answer 19

Contractions of the heart

Question 20

What is diastole?

Answer 20

Relaxations of the heart

Question 21

Which vessel does the thoracic duct drain into?

Answer 21

Left subclavian artery

Question 22

Where do central chemoreceptors mainly monitor pH?

Answer 22

Brain

Question 23

What is it called when air enters the potential space of the pleural cavity?

Answer 23

Pneumothorax

Question 24

What is atelectasis?

Answer 24

A collapsed lung

Question 25

Deficiency in what vitamin can cause night blindness?

Answer 25

Vitamin A

Question 26

Deficiency in what vitamin can cause osteomalacia?

Answer 26

Vitamin D

Question 27

What are gallstones composed of?

Answer 27

Cholesterol

Question 28

Who secretes CCK?

Answer 28

Intestinal wall

Question 29

What stimulates secretion of CCK?

Answer 29

Protein and fat in the small intestine

Question 30

How long can a healthy human survive without food?

Answer 30

50-70 days

Question 31

What is the surgical removal of the gallbladder called?

Answer 31

Cholecystectomy

Question 32

What are the 2 pathways of the respiratory system?

Answer 32

Conduction and respiratory

Question 33

What are the accessory organs of the digestive system?

Answer 33

Salivary glands, liver, pancreas and gallbladder

Question 34

What are the 2 types of movements in the alimentary canal?

Answer 34

Mixing and propelling

Question 35

What is the first part of the alimentary canal?

Answer 35

Mouth

Question 36

Which WBC are granulocytes?

Answer 36

Basophils, eosinophils and neutrophils

Question 37

What is heme decomposed into?

Answer 37

Iron and biliverdin, which is eventually turned into bilirubin

Question 38

Where is hemoglobin decomposed into heme?

Answer 38

Liver

Question 39

What is the purpose of renin?

Answer 39

Monitors and adjust blood pressure, and NaCl content of filtrate