PATHOPHYSIOLOGY #4 Flashcards
1
Q
THE PULL EXERTED BY LARGE PROTEINS IN THE PLASMA PORTION OF BLOOD THAT TENDS TENDS TO PULL WATER FROM THE BODY INTO THE BLOODSTREAM.
A
PLASMA ONCOTIC PRESSURE
2
Q
SENSORS IN BLOOD VESSELS THAT IDENTIFY INTERNAL PRESSURE.
A
STRETCH RECEPTORS
3
Q
THE AMOUNT OF BLOOD EJECTED FROM THE HEART IN ONE CONTRACTION.
A
STROKE VOLUME
4
Q
THE PRESSURE IN THE PERIPHERAL BLOOD VESSELS THAT THE HEART MUST OVERCOME TO PUMP BLOOD INTO THE SYSTEM.
A
SYSTEMIC VASCULAR RESISTANCE
5
Q
THE VOLUME OF AIR MOVED IN ONE CYCLE OF BREATHING.
A
TIDAL VOLUME
6
Q
VENTILATION/PERFUSION MATCH. THIS IMPLIES THAT THE ALVEOLI SUPPLIED WITH ENOUGH AIR AND THAT THE AIR IN THE ALVEOLI IS MATCHED WITH SUFFICIENT BLOOD IN THE PULMONARY CAPILLARIES TO PERMIT OPTIMUM EXCHANGE OF OXYGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE.
A
V/Q MATCH
