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Midterm Flashcards

1
Q

the proper procedure if fluid from a dissection / chemical experiment squirted into your eye because you were not wearing safety glasses would be to go to the _

A

eyewash fountain

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2
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_ is a database listing information on hazards and how to handle them

A

material safety data sheet (MSDS)

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3
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eyes should be flushed for _minutes with running water after chemical exposure

A

15

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4
Q

you (are/are not) allowed to take chemicals and equipment out of the laboratory

A

are not

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5
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_ are appropriate to wear when working with chemicals or preserved specimens

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gloves, goggles, pants, tennis shoes, lab coat

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6
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_feet is the correct distance you would be evacuated away from the Science building?

A

150

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7
Q

_ stimulates breast development and maintains lactation

A

prolactin

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8
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calcitonin _ blood calcium levels; parathyroid hormone _ blood calcium levels

A

decreases; increases

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9
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_ stimulates uterine contractions and causes milk ejection in breasts

A

oxytocin

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10
Q

thyroid hormone consists of two hormones: _ and _

A

thyroxine; triiodothyronine

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11
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_ and its hormones are involved in T-lymphocyte maturation in immune system

A

thymus

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12
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_ is the portion of the adrenal gland the initiates the fight or flight response

A

medulla

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13
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_ are chemical messengers released directly into the blood to inhibit/stimulate target organs

A

hormones

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14
Q

adrenal gland is divided into 2 portions: the outer portion is the _ and the inner/middle portion being the_

A

adrenal cortex; adrenal medulla

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15
Q

_ is the percentage of RBCs present in a given volume.

A

hematocrit

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16
Q

blood consists of _ and _

A

plasma; formed elements

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17
Q

_% of blood is plasma and _% is formed elements

A

55; 45

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18
Q

_ is present in the granules of a basophil

A

histamine

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19
Q

_ indirectly give rise to antibodies

A

B-lymphocytes

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20
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Erythrocytes function in gas transport with the use of the protein, _

A

hemoglobin (HgB)

21
Q

_ is the condition in which the blood exhibits a low oxygen-carrying capacity

A

anemia

22
Q

Rh factor is based on the presence of _

A

D antigen

23
Q

blood type A can donate to blood types _ and _

A

A; AB

24
Q

blood type B would have _ antibody

A

anti-a

25
Q

the standard definition of an artery = arteries carry blood _ from heart

A

away

26
Q

_ prevent backflow of blood

A

AV/semilunar valves

27
Q

in pulmonary circulation, veins carry oxygen-_ blood

A

rich

28
Q

the two chambers that pump blood out of the heart are called the right and left _

A

ventricles

29
Q

an abnormal heart sound that indicates a heart valve problem is called a _

A

heart murmur

30
Q

_ are the alternating pressure surges in an artery that occur when the heart contracts then relaxes

A

pulses

31
Q

the auscultation sounds of the heart are _

A

lub dup

32
Q

the QRS complex represents _ and _

A

ventricular depolarization; atrial repolarization

33
Q

_ node is considered the pacemaker of the heart because it starts the impulse to contraction

A

sinoatrial (SA)

34
Q

the _ artery has the greatest amplitude of all the superficial pulse points

A

carotid

35
Q

B lymphocytes differentiate in _

A

bone marrow

36
Q

blood pressure is usually measured in _

A

arteries

37
Q

_ function in exchange of gases, nutrients, and wastes

A

capillaries

38
Q

the largest artery of the body is the _

A

aorta

39
Q

_ drains lymph from the lower right side of the body and all of the left side of the body

A

thoracic duct

40
Q

_ is the condition in which the blood’s oxygen-carrying capacity is too low to support normal metabolism

A

anemia

41
Q

_ is an abnormal excess of RBCs that increases blood viscosity

A

polycythemia

42
Q

_ is the abnormally low white blood cell count/ below 4000 cells per mmᶟ

A

leukopenia

43
Q

_ is increased WBCs, over 11,000 cells per microliter, is a normal homeostatic response to an infection in the body

A

leukocytosis

44
Q

_ is overproduction of abnormal WBCs, accompanied by a reduction in the number of RBCs and platelets

A

leukemia

45
Q

_ is abnormal hemoglobin, results from a change in one of the 146 amino acids in a beta chain of the globin molecule

A

sickle cell anemia

46
Q

_ is inadequate intake of iron-containing foods or impaired iron absorption (iron is a part of hemoglobin)

A

iron-deficiency anemia

47
Q

_ = blood clotting

A

coagulation

48
Q

_ is the centrifugal force packs down heavier formed elements in a capillary tube, and less dense plasma remains at the top

A

centrifuging

49
Q

_ is one complete heartbeat (atria and ventricles contract and relax)

A

cardiac cycle`

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