General Flashcards
0
Q
What are LDLs formed from?
A
- VLDL
2. IDL
1
Q
What is the major fat in LDL?
A
Cholesterol
2
Q
Factors that affect filtration across a capillary wall?
A
- Surface area of vessel
- Hydrostatic pressure in the capillary
- Hydrostatic pressure in the interstitial space
- Osmotic pressure (oncotic) pressure in the capillary
- Osmotic pressure (oncotic) pressure in the interstitial space
- Reflection coefficient
3
Q
Flow through a vessel
A
- directly proportional to the pressure head of flow
- Directly proportional to the fourth power of the radius
- Inversely proportional to the viscosity
- Inversely proportional to the length of the tube
4
Q
What shifts the Hb dissociation curve to the right?
A
- Raised CO2
- Lowered pH
- Increase in temperature
- Increase in 2,3-DPG
Increases oxygen availability to tissue