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Physiology Final Flashcards

1
Q

What impulses are transmitted by the medula’s white matter?

A

Sensory and motor

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2
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What does the cardiovascular center regulate?

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The heart and diameter of blood vessels

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3
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The pons acts as a bridge connecting what?

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The spinal cord and medulla to the upper portions of the brain

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4
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Name some functions of the cerebellum:

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Coordination of muscle groups
Regulation of posture
Balance

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5
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Sensory impulses are relayed and interpreted by the __________

A

Thalamus

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6
Q

Name some functions of the hypothalamus:

A

Olfactory relay station
Control of body temperature
Regulation of food and fluid intake

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7
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What is the outer layer of the cerebrum called?

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The cortex

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8
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Emotional aspects of survival behavior is a function of the ________

A

Lambic system

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9
Q

Taste buds are what type of organs

A

Gustatory systems

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10
Q

True or false.

Sweet is a primary taste sensation

A

False

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11
Q

What is missing from your blind spot?

A

Rods and cones

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12
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What is the thin transparent mucus membrane covering the anterior of the eye and lining the eyelids

A

Conjunctiva

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13
Q

What is the process that adjusts the lens for near vision?

A

Accommodation

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14
Q

What is the colored part of the eye called?

A

Iris

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15
Q

A combination of reception by three kinds of cones results in ______

A

Color vision

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16
Q

What canals are involved in equilibrium?

A

Maculae and semicircular canals

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17
Q

What organ converts sound waves into vibrations?

A

The organ of corti

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18
Q

Conduction deafness is caused by what?

A

Fusion of the bones of the middle ear

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19
Q

Tinnitus is what?

A

A constant ringing in the ears

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20
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What tube helps equalize air pressure on the tympanic membrane

A

The Eustachian tube

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21
Q

What does blood carry?

A

Carbon dioxide
Waste
Oxygen
Hormones

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22
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What are some functions of blood

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Transportation
Regulation
protection

23
Q

What percent of blood is plasma?

A

55%

24
Q

What percent of plasma is water?

A

90%

25
Q

What is the process of ingesting and destroying bacterial cells

A

Phagocytosis

26
Q

What cell is not classified as a white blood cell?

A

A reticulocyte

27
Q

How many red blood cells are in on uL of blood?

A

5 million

28
Q

What type of blood is recessive

A

Type O

29
Q

If your blood agglutinates in anti-A serum and not Anti-B you have what blood type?

A

Type A blood

30
Q

If your blood does not agglutinate in either serum you what what blood type?

A

Type O

31
Q

What blood type is the unerversual recipient

A

Type O

32
Q

What determines blood type?

A

Antigen protein on the surface of the red blood cell

33
Q

If you have type B blood you do not have these antibodies

A

Anti b antibodies

34
Q

The heart muscle is supplied by what?

A

Coronary circulation

35
Q

The cardiac muscle is known as what

A

Myocardium

36
Q

What has the thickest wall

A

The left ventricle

37
Q

What monitors and regulates the heart rate?

A

The medulla

38
Q

The heart rate speeds up when we stand up quickly due to what?

A

Due to receptors that detect blood pressure changes located in the carotid artery?

39
Q

When listening to the heart what do you hear?

A

The valves

40
Q

Heart murmurs are sounds caused by what?

A

Improperly closing valves

41
Q

What does the purkinje principal say?

A

That a heart stretched just before contraction will contract stronger

42
Q

What is the capillaries main function?

A

To exchange nutrients and gases between the blood and tissue

43
Q

What circulation system carries blood rich substances absorbed from the gastro intestinal tract?

A

The hepatic circulation

44
Q

What prevents backflow?

A

Valves

45
Q

What is the most important function of the circulatory system?

A

Fighting disease

46
Q

Venus blood is returned to the blood by what?

A

Breathing movements and skeletal muscular contractions

47
Q

What is the force in which blood pushes against atrial walls during ventricular contractions

A

Systolic blood pressure

48
Q

Lymphatic vessels most resembles what?

A

Veins

49
Q

In an overweight person, what would be most responsible for increasing vascular resistance

A

Vessel length

50
Q

Antigens provoke what in the body?

A

An immune response

51
Q

What destroys worn out red blood cells?

A

The spleen

52
Q

All lymph in the body is returned to where?

A

The subclavian vein

53
Q

Lymph nodes do what?

A

Filter lymph and store lymphocytes

54
Q

What are some functions of CSF?

A

Serves as a shock absorber for the brain and spinal cord
Contains white blood cells
Contains nutrients

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