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1
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Factors that promote juxtaglomerular secretion of renin

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  • Decreased pressure in renal afferent arterioles
  • Decreased sodium delivery to macula densa of distal convoluted tubule
  • Increased beta 1 noradrenergic stimulation to juxtaglomerular cells
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Cranial nerve that transmits aortic arch information

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Vagus nerve

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3
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Cranial nerve that transmits carotid sinus information

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Glossopharyngeal nerve

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4
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Medullary nucleus that receives information from the baroreceptors

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Solitary nucleus

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5
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Difference between Mobitz type 1 and 2 2nd degree AV block

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Mobitz type 1 skips a beat after progressive prolongation of the PR Interval, while Mobitz type 2 skips it without this prolonged interval

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Class 1 antiarrhythmics with potassium channel blocking effects

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1A

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7
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Macroscopic changes after a myocardial infarction in day 1

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  • Dark mottling

* Pale with tetrazolium stain

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Histologic changes after a myocardial infarction in 1 day

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  • Early coagulative necrosis (starts at 4 hours)

* Contraction bands

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Macroscopic changes after a myocardial infarction in days 2 to 4

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Hyperemia

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10
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Most abundant type of inflammatory cell after a myocardial infarction during days 2 to 4

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Neutrophils

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11
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Postinfarction fibrinous percarditis is a common side effect during which period of time after a myocardial infarction

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2 to 4 days

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Macroscopic changes after a myocardial infarction in days 5 to 10

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  • Hyperemic border

* Central yellow-brown softening

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13
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Most abundant type of inflammatory cell after a myocardial infarction during days 5 to 10

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Macrophages (formation of granulation tissue at margins)

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14
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Dressler syndrome occurs how long after a myocardial infarction

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Weeks to months

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15
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Time it takes for troponin I to peak in plasma and how long does it stay elevated

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Starts rising after 4 hours and peaks after 24 hours, stays elevated for 7 to 10 days

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16
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Time it takes for CK-MB to peak and how long does it stay elevated

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Starts rising after 6 to 12 hours and peaks after 16 to 24 hours, stays elevated for 2 to 3 days

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17
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Cardiac enzyme that is the most useful in diagnosing a reinfarction

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CK-MB

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18
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Cardiac malformation associated with congenital rubella

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PDA

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19
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Cardiac malformation associated with a diabetic mother

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Transposition of the great vessels

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20
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Treatment of HACEK group infections

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  • Third generation cephalosporins

* Fluoroquinolones

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Jones criteria for rheumatic fever

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Diagnosis requires 2 major or 1 major and 2 minor:

  • Joint (migratory poloarthritis)
  • Heart (carditis)
  • Nodules in skin (subcutaneous)
  • Erythema marginatum
  • Sydenham corea

Minor: fever, arthralgias, elevated APR

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Triad of Wegener’s granulomatosis (granulomatosis with polyangiitis)

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  1. Focal necrotizing vasculitis
  2. Necrotizing granulomas in the lung and upper airway
  3. Necrotizing glomerulonephritis
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23
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Type of antibody associated with Wegener’s granulomatosis (granulomatosis with polyangiitis)

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PR3-ANCA/c-ANCA (anti-proteinase 3)

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24
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Wegener’s granulomatisis (granuloamtosis with polyangiitis) treatment

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Corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide

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25
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Main symptomatic difference between Wegener’s granulomatosis and microscopic polyangiitis

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In microscopic polyangiitis there’s no nasopharyngeal involvement and no granulomas

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26
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Type of antibody associated with microscopic polyangiitis

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MPO-ANCA/p-ANCA (anti-myeloperoxidase)

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Pathologic and laboratory characteristic of Churg-Strauss syndrome

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  • Granulomatous, necrotizing vasculitis

* Eosinophilia

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28
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Type of cell necessary for truncus arteriosus partition

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Neural crest cells

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29
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Failure in truncus arteriosus partition can give rise to what pathologies

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  • Transposition of the great vessels
  • Tetralogy of Fallot
  • Persistent truncus arteriosus
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30
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The outflow tract of the ventrciles is derived from which embryonic structure

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Bulbus cordis

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31
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The coronary sinus is derived from which embryonic structure

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Left horn of sinus venosus

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32
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The smooth part of the atrium is derived from which embryonic structure

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Right horn of sinus venosus

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33
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The superior vena cava is derived from which embryonic structures

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Right common cardinal vein and right anterior cardinal vein

34
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The descending aorta is derived from which embryonic structures

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Right and left dorsal aortas

35
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Week at which heart starts beating

36
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Vessel with the highest oxygen content of the fetal circulation

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Umbilical vein

37
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The posterior descending/interventricular artery (PDA) supplies which parts of the heart

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  • AV node
  • Posterior 1/3 of interventricular septum
  • Posterior 2/3 walls of ventricles
  • Posteromedial papillary muscle

(INFERIOR WALL)

38
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The posterior descending/interventricular artery (PDA) derives most frequently from which artery

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Right coronary artery

39
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Vein that carries the most deoxygenated blood in the body

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Coronary sinus

40
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Formula for cardiac output using the Fick principle

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CO = rate of oxygen consumption/(arterial O2 content - venous O2 content)

41
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Name the 2 formulas for mean arterial pressure

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  1. MAP = CO x TPR

2. MAP = 2/3 diastolic pressure + 1/3 systolic pressure

42
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Resistance is directly proportional to…

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Viscosity and length of the vessel

43
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Resistance is inversely proportional to…

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Radius to the exponential 4

44
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Period of highest oxygen consumption of the cardiac cycle

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Isovolumetric contraction

45
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Where are aortic and pulmonic regurgitation auscultated better

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Left sternal border

46
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Where do mitral regurgitation radiates to

47
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Characteristic murmur of mitral valve prolapse (MVP)

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Late systolic crescendo murmur with midsystolic click

48
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The Austin Flint murmur is seen in which pathology

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Aortic regurgitation

49
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The Graham Steell mumur is seen in which pathology

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Pulmonic regurgitation

50
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State the order of conduction velocity in the heart

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Purkinje - Atria - Ventricles - AV node

51
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ECG characteristics of Brugada syndrome

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Pseudo-right bundle Branch block and ST elevations in V1-V3

52
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Antiarrhythmic that blocks the bundle of Kent

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Procainamide

53
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Infection that can cause a third degree block

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Lyme disease

54
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Second Messenger associated to atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)

55
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Effect of ANP on glomerular arterioles that contributes to the “aldosterone escape” mechanism

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Dilation of afferent renal arterioles and constriction of efferent renal arterioles

56
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Recombinant form of B-type natriuretic peptide used in the treatment of HF

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Nesiritide

57
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Cushing triad in response to increased intracranial pressure (ICP)

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  • Hypertension
  • Bradycardia
  • Respiratory depression
58
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Formula for arterial and venous oxygen (to use in Fick principle equation)

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Hgb x 1.34 x arterial or venous oxygen saturation

*Then multiply by 10 to get the correct units

59
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Where is the SA node located

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In the interatrial septum, right next to the opnening of the coronary sinus

60
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What happens if the glossopharyngeal afferent fibers of the carotid sinus are suddenly severed

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This sends a false signal to the medulla, telling this control center that the BP has dropped to 0, leading to increased activation of the SNS and inactivation of the PSNS

61
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Primary determinators of SBP

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Stroke volumen and arterial compliance

62
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Primary determinator of DBP

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Total peripheral resistance (TPR)

63
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Equation for Flow (Q)

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Q = change in pressure/resistance

64
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Equation for total resistance of vessels in PARALLEL

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1/Rt = 1/R1 + 1/R2 …

65
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The decrease in tissue oxygenation that occurs within muscles during exercise is a stimulus for the production of what substance

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Vascular endotelial growth factor

66
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Commonly used index of left ventricle (LV) contractility

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Rate of pressure development (dP/dT)

67
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Equation for pulse pressure

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  1. SBP - DBP

2. SV/compliance

68
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Frank-Starling variable that is increased in non-pitting edema

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Tissue oncotic pressure

69
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The cardiac apex is formed by which chamber of the heart

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Left ventricle

70
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The anterior Surface of the heart is formed by which chamber

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Right ventricle

71
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Common site of origin of aberrant electrical impulses in atrial fibrillation

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Pulmonary veins

72
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Stenosis of the proximal subclavian artery can lead to what pathology

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Subclavian steal syndrome

73
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Pathogenesis of subclavian steal syndrome

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Stenosis of the proximal subclavian artery leads to reversal of blood flow from the contralateral vertebral artery to the ipsilateral vertebral artery

74
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Rate of the AV node

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45 to 55 beats per minute

75
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Formula for velocity

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Velocity = Flow/Cross-sectional area

76
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Factors that determine vasodilation in the heart

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Adenosine, NO, CO2, decreased oxygen

77
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Effect of increased pCO2 in blood vessels of the brain

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Vasodilation

78
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Factors that determine vasodilation in skeletal muscle

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  • Lactate
  • Adenosine
  • Potassium
  • Hydrogen
  • CO2
79
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Artery that supplies the right ventricle

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Right (acute) marginal artery

80
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Heart tissue is developed from which embryologic structure

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Lateral plate mesoderm

81
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What are innocent/flow murmurs in the aortic area

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Murmurs that appear during high flow states (eg, anemia, pregnancy)

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