Module 10 Flashcards
Action of a force against an opposing force (a force applied or acting against resistance)
Pressure
Pressure indicated by the injector gauge needle when the injector motor is running and the arterial tubing is clamped off
Potential pressure
That pressure indicated by the injector gauge needle when the arterial tube is open and the arterial solution is flowing into the body
Actual pressure
Difference between potential and actual pressures
Differential pressure
Speed at which fluid is injected measured in ounces per minute
Rate of flow
Movement of embalming solutions from the point of injection throughout the arterial system and into the capillaries
Distribution
Passage of some components of the injected embalming solution from an intravascular to an extravascular location. Movement of the embalming solutions from the capillaries into the interstitial fluids
Diffusion (arterial solution)
Movement of molecules or other particles in solution from an area of greater concentration to and area of lesser concentration until a uniform concentration is reached
Diffusion
Passage of solvent from a solution of lesser to one of greater solute concentration when the two solutions are separated by a semipermeable membrane
Osmosis
Solution having a lesser concentration of dissolved solute than the solution with which it is compared
Hypotonic solution
Solution having a greater concentration of dissolved solute than the solution with which it is compared
Hypertonic solution
A solution having a concentration of dissolved solute equal to that of a standard of reference
Isotonic solution
Separation of substances in solution by the difference in their rates of diffusion through a semipermeable membrane
Dialysis
The settling of fluids by gravitational force to the dependent areas of the body
Gravity filtration