HESI GENERAL KNOWLEDGE PART 5 Flashcards
SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION FUNCTION:
SUPPLIES BLOOD TO ALL OTHER PARTS OF THE BODY EXCEPT THE LUNGS
WHEN THE DIAPHRAGM CONTRACTS THE VOLUME OF THE CHEST CAVITY ______, AND INDIRECTLY ______ ITS AIR PRESSURE
INCREASES, DECREASES
The release of prolactin during breastfeeding is an example of __________________?
negative or positive feedback
positive feedback
Phrenic nerve function?
The phrenic nerve controls breathing and the movement of the diaphragm. If damage is done to this area the diaphragm will not receive the necessary signals to contract and/or relax, making it extremely difficult or impossible for a person to breathe on their own.
Which sequence outlines the correct flow of blood through the heart?
Blood enters the heart on the right side, collecting in the right atrium. After moving through the right ventricle, blood leaves the heart through the pulmonary artery to travel to the lungs to release carbon dioxide and absorb oxygen. The blood returns to the left side of the heart, through the pulmonary vein, going to the left atrium, then through the mitral valve to the left ventricle. Lastly, the blood leaves the heart through the aorta
What valve is responsible for preventing the backflow of blood from the right ventricle to the right atrium?
Tricuspid valve
The mitral valve is located between the _____ and _____
left ventricle and left atrium
The aortic valve is the structure between the _____ and _____
left ventricle and the aorta
The only valve located on the right side between the right atrium and right ventricle is the ______
tricuspid valve
The ______ valve and the ______ valve are the same structure which prevent blood backflow between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery.
pulmonary, semilunar
The right side of the heart is associated with which type of circulation?
Pulmonary circulation
The right side of the heart collects deoxygenated blood from the ___ and ___
upper and lower parts of the body
The main purpose of the right side of the heart is to __________
collect blood and send it to the lungs to absorb oxygen.
Systemic circulation encompasses sending oxygenated blood, from the ________
left side of the heart, to the upper and lower portions of the body.
During exhalation, the diaphragm does which of the following?
Relaxes and lifts
During exhalation, the air pressure in the lungs must increase greater than atmospheric pressure, to force the air out. To do this, the diaphragm must _____ and ______
relax and lift
Respiration rates are regulated by which of the following?
Increasing levels of carbon dioxide was correct
If carbon dioxide levels become too high, the blood will become ______
acidic
What lobe of the brain is responsible for processing olfactory information?
Temporal
The corpus callosum is not a brain lobe and instead connects :
the two brain hemispheres