Unit 2A Flashcards

1
Q

Define capillary exchange

A

Involves filtration and Reabsorption

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2
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Name of all the ways that capillary exchange happens

A

Diffusion, transcytosis and bulk flow

Dtb

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3
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Difference between filtration and reabsorption

A

From capillaries into interstitial fluid
From blood pressure (heart)

And reabsorption from interstitial fluid into capillaries.
From viscosity proteins like albumin

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4
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Which pressures favor filtration?

A

Hydrostatic pressure

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5
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Which pressures favors reabsorption

A

Osmotic

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6
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what is NFP?

A

Whether fluids leave or enter capillaries depends on net balance of pressures: filtration and Reabsorption

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7
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The starling law of capillaries…

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About 85 % goes back to your veins and escaped fluid is 3/ liters a day. By lymphatic capillaries

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8
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Edema is the abnormal amount of I.F if filtration exceeds reasorption

A

the abnormal amount of I.F if filtration exceeds reasorption.

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9
Q

What are the two results of edema

A

Excess filtration, inadequate reasorption

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10
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Why is edema commonly observed at late pregnancy

A

The obstruction posed by the uterus on the inferior vena cava, and this decreases cardiac output, leads to a fall in blood
pressure

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11
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A pulse is a ….

A

pressure wave related to the heart beat

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12
Q

Where can the pulse be measured?

A

Radial, brachial, and common carotid artery , femoral, popliteal and dorsal

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13
Q

Measuring Blood Pressure
BP provides information
about…

A

Systemic vascular
resistance

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14
Q

korotkoff sounds are

A

Sounds heard while taking blood pressure

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15
Q

What is MAP. Stand for

A

Mean of arterial pressure

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16
Q

Which factors affect blood pressure

A

Cardiac output CO, blood volume, peripheral resistance to arteries

17
Q

the major componets of lymph does NOT include :

A

albumin

18
Q

Which of the following is NOT an example of lymphatic tissue ?

A

Microvilli

19
Q

The __________ tonsils are the largest, and their surgical removal (tonsillectomy) used to be one of the most common surgical procedures performed in children.

A

Palatine

20
Q

________ participate in both Cell-mediated and Antibody-mediated immunities.

A

Helper T cells

21
Q

_____ is not involved in Cell-mediated immunity.

A

plasma cells

22
Q

Which of the following is common in the distal small intestine?

A

Aggregated lymphoid nodule

23
Q

One characteristic of the immune response is specificity. This means that __________.

A

immunity is directed against a particular pathogen

24
Q

The__________ show(s) a remarkable degree of degeneration (involution) with age.

A

Thymus

25
Q

Complement C3b protein coats bacteria and stimulates phagocytosis by __________.

A

Neutrophils and macrophages

26
Q

These anti-microbial substances promote cytolysis, phagocytosis and inflammation.

A

Defensins

27
Q

Transferrin and ferritin are considered anti-microbial proteins. Because they inhibit certain bacteria by reducing the available ________ through binding.

A

Iron

28
Q

__________ is not a cardinal sign characteristic of inflammation.

A

Loss of function

29
Q

These anti-microbial substances will diffuse to neighboring uninfected cells and reduce production of viral proteins.

A

Interferons

30
Q

When an enemy cell is present, a(n)__________ secretes perforins, which bore a hole in the enemy cell membrane.

A

Natural killer cell

31
Q

Which of the following WBCs are NOT considered the second line defense?

A

Lymphocytes

32
Q

The first line defense does NOT INCLUDE _________.

A

Inflammation

33
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