Unit 3

Question 1

Which artery does not directly supply the heart with blood ?

Answer 1

Carotid artery

Question 2

What blood vessels are involved in blood flow either two or from the brain 

Answer 2

Jugular vein, carotid artery 

Question 3

What are the characteristics of the cardiac muscle?

Answer 3

Striated, many mitochondria and involuntary

Question 4

A condition caused by increased blood pressure and weaken blood vessel valves leads to swelling in the extremities

Answer 4

Varicose veins

Question 5

Thick multicellular walls
Delivers blood from the heart to the body
Returns oxygen rich blood from the lungs back to the heart 

Answer 5

Arteries

Question 6

Thin flabby walls with a wider diameter
Has valves to push blood from the extremities back to the heart

Answer 6

Veins

Question 7

Single cell layer thick
Involved in gas exchange and nutrient waste exchange

Answer 7

Capillaries

Question 8

Where is the brachial artery found?

Answer 8

Upper arm or humerus area

Question 9

Where is the radio artery?

Answer 9

Some side of the lower arm

Question 10

Where are the digital arteries?

Answer 10

Each finger of the hands

Question 11

Where is the femoral artery?

Answer 11

Thigh region of the leg

Question 12

Where is the popliteal artery?

Answer 12

Back of the knee

Question 13

Where is the subclavian artery?

Answer 13

Underneath the collarbone

Question 14

Where is the common iliac vein?

Answer 14

Pelvis region 

Question 15

Where is the posterior tibial vein?

Answer 15

Ankle region 

Question 16

Pressure is the audio wall when the ventricles are contracting

Answer 16

Systole

Question 17

What instrument is used to measure arterial blood pressure?

Answer 17

Sphygmomanometer

Question 18

What factors will cause an increase in blood pressure?

Answer 18

High levels of cholesterol
LDL
Being overweight

Question 19

Normal blood pressure

Answer 19

Less than 120 less than 80

Question 20

Hypertension

Answer 20

Greater than 140 greater than 90

Question 21

Pre-hypertension

Answer 21

120 to 129 less than 80

Question 22

What can cause a PAD

Answer 22

Plaques, reducing blood fall to extremities 
Eating foods high and saturated fats
Smoking

Question 23

Normal ABI range

Answer 23

.90

Question 24

What is tachycardia?

Answer 24

Increased heart rate for a variety of reasons

Question 25

What is arrhythmia?

Answer 25

Condition where the heartbeat is a regular

Question 26

What does the P-wave represent?

Answer 26

Represents the depolarization of both atria 

Question 27

What does the QRS complex represent?

Answer 27

Combination showing ventricle depolarization

Question 28

What does the t wave represent?

Answer 28

Represents the repolarization of both ventricles

Question 29

Systemic loop

Answer 29

Oxygenated blood is pumped from the left ventricle to the aorta and beyond 

Question 30

What is the larynx

Answer 30

The Voice box and sits superior to the trachea

Question 31

Alveoli

Answer 31

Thin air sack that are wrapped in capillaries or gas exchange occurs 

Question 32

Diaphragm

Answer 32

Don’t shave the muscle that moves upward during inspiration and downward during expiration

Question 33

Why do the rings of cartilage cover the front 2/3 of the trachea

Answer 33

To allow for the movement of food through the esophagus

Question 34

Where are the lungs housed?

Answer 34

Thoracic cavity

Question 35

Where are the lungs housed?

Answer 35

Thoracic cavity

Question 36

What is the movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration?

Answer 36

Diffusion 

Question 37

Abnormal self growth can block airways leading to shortness of breath

Answer 37

Lung cancer

Question 38

Leads to irritation and buildup of mucus in the lungs

Answer 38

Common cold

Question 39

Tissue gets thick and stiff, scarring the lungs, and preventing gas exchange

Answer 39

Pulmonary fibrosis

Question 40

Airways become inflamed and narrowed muscles tighten, and wheezing is often observed

Answer 40

Asthma

Question 41

Air collects in the spaces between lung tissue layers, pressure built-up prevents lung expansion

Answer 41

Punctured lung

Question 42

Step one

Answer 42

The intercostals lift the rib cage and the diaphragm lowers decreasing the pressure inside the long

Question 43

Step two 

Answer 43

Oxygen enters the upper respiratory tract moves through the bronchi, and then the bronchioles

Question 44

Step three

Answer 44

Oxygen enters the alveoli and passes into the bloodstream through capillaries

Question 45

Step four

Answer 45

Carbon dioxide moves from the bloodstream into the alveoli through capillaries

Question 46

Step five

Answer 46

Carbon dioxide moves from the lower respiratory tract into the upper respiratory tract and then exits the body 

Question 47

Symptoms of asthma

Answer 47

Wheezing Shortness of breath Chest tightness Coughing

Question 48

What does a low pulse ox levels mean?

Answer 48

Less oxygen is being distributed to tissues

Question 49

What does the FEV rates referred to

Answer 49

Forcible inhalation volume of air during a respiration cycle

Question 50

Title volume

Answer 50

Volume of air from a maximum inhalation, followed by a maximum exhalation