Practise questions Flashcards
The internal and external jugular veins drain blood into what?
- superior Vena Cava
In litres what is the nromal volume of blood in adult males
5
This blood group has surface A and B antigens, but no antibodies in the plasma . It is also the universal resiver?
AB
What is the main funtion of the skin?
it prevents tissue Dehydtration
What is NOT an influncing factor of systemic vascular resistance?
The heart rate
What artery is NOT part of the coronry circulation?
the right main stem
A patient is 22/40 weeks preganant, which trimester of pregancy is this?
second
is it true or faqlse that the smalest bone of the body is the femur?
false
What sort of joint is the Hip
ball and socket joint
Blood in what structure causes a tamponade?
the pericardium
What is amnitomic fluid mainly formed of?
maternal plasma and foetal urine
What are the majority of the bodys joints
synovial
What is the funtinal unit of the renal system?
the nephron
The incus, malleus and stapes are found in what part of the ear?
the middle ear
urinary pregancy tests sense which hormone, released in pregancy?
human chorionic gonadotrophic hormone
you are looking after a patient and want to asses the distal circulation, what is the best pulse to take?
dorsalis pedis
The middle layer of a blood vessel is known as what?
tunica media
this ECG shows a rate of 40bpm. there are no signs of a myocardial infaraction and the rythm is regular. What is this?
sinus bradycardia
a patient has been stabbed in the chest. which branch of the nervous system is at play?
sympathetic
oxegonated blood is delivered around the base of the brain in what strucutre?
the circle of willis
what do full thickness burns affect?
epidermis, dermis and the hypodermis
what are the nasal passages an exmaple of ?
first line defence mechanism
the main sensory nerve which senses hearing is called what?
vestibulocochlear
describe two organelles found in the cell and Thier funtion?
mitrocondria supplies energy to the cell and is the powerhouse
lysomes break down excess or warn parts and contain digestive enzymes
list and describe three types of white blood cell?
basophils are involved in allergic responses
monocytes destroy pathogens through phagocytosis
what are the six stages of digestion?
ingestion
propulsion
mechanical digestion
chemical digestion
absorption
defecation
