Last Lecture Exam Flashcards
What does the pericardium do?
Protects and anchors the heart and prevents overstretching
What type of valve doesn’t have cordae tendonae attached to it?
Aortic Semilunar valve
Blood from the coronary sinus drains into what?
Right atrium
From a list of vessels identify which doesn’t supply to heart with oxygenated blood?
Veins (pulmonary arteries)
What is the structure in the wall between left and right atria called that permits blood flow to the fetus to bypass the lungs and what is it called in the adult condition?
Foramen ovale, fossa ovalis
What are the sites of exchange between the blood and tissues?
Capillaries
What does the larynx do?
Protects the glottis
If a person were to inhale an object where would it most likely lodge?
Right primary bronchii
What are the airways that directly carry air to each lobe of the lung called?
Secondary Bronchii supply
What is an inherited disease of the respiratory system?
Cystic fibrosis
Surface tension of alveolar fluid is reduced by the presence of what?
Alveoli surfactant
Where are the true vocal cords found?
In the fold of the larynx, attached to the arytenoid cartilage
From a list determine what is not apart of the male reproductive system.
Fertilization accomplishes both sex and _______ ?
Reproduction
Where does fertilization of the ovum take place?
In the uterine tubes (fallopian tubes)
What’s a sexually transmitted bacterial infection that could lead to blindness if a newborn is infected during delivery?
Gonorrhea
What are the blood vessels that supply the kidneys called?
Renal arteries and veins
What do nefrons do?
Filters, and removes waste
What are the 3 basic functions of a nefron?
Glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption, tubular secretion
What is the capacity of the average adult bladder?
600-800 ml
(T or F) The portion of the lung with primary support structures- blood vessels and airways- enter and exit is know as the hilum?
True
The left atrium of the heart delivers blood to the left ventricle of the heart through the tricuspid valve?
False
(T or F) The cordae tendonae pull on the cusps of the heart valves so that the valves will open to allow blood to pass from the atria into the ventricles?
True
(T or F) Pulmonary vienes carry deoxygenated blood to the heart?
False
(T or F) The right lung has 3 lobes upper, lower, and middle?
False
