test 4 Flashcards
The pressure in large arteries during ventricular contraction is called the ____ blood pressure
Systolic
The law that states “The volume of blood ejected from ventricle depends on the volume present in the ventricle at the end of ventricular diastole (EDV)” is called the ___ law
Frank-Starling
The nerves that carry sympathetic impulses from the truck ganglia to the SA and AV nodes of the heart are called ___ nerves
Cardiac accelerator
Excessive accumulation of interstitial fluid within a body tissue is referred to as
Edema
When interstitial fluid enters the lymphatic vessels, it is then called
Lymph
A term used to denote any disease-causing microorganism like a virus or bacteria
Pathogen
A group of low molecular weight proteins that are used to regulate the intensity and duration of various aspects of immune defenses
Cytokines
The process of targeting a pathogen for phagocytosis by tagging its cell surface with either antibodies or complement proteins is called
Opsonization
The exchange of gases between the air in the alveoli and the blood in the pulmonary capillaries is called ___ respiration
External
A disease in which the structure of the alveoli is damaged in a manner that results in decreased surface area for gas exchange
Emphysema
A term used to describe moving air out of respiratory system or simply “breathing out”
Expiration
A ____ consists of a rapid expulsion of air from the lungs to dislodge an irritant from the pharynx or lower respiratory system
Cough
The most abundant organic waste excreted in urine is the nitrogenous waste called
Urea
Renin is secreted by ___ cells found in the JGA of the kidneys
Juxtaglomerular
The corticosteroid hormone released from the adrenal cortex when blood pressure decreases is called
Aldosterone
