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Unit 3 Lab Flashcards

1
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Define cardiac cycle

A

The performance of the heart from beginning to end of a heart beat

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2
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Define heart rate

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A minute of how many times your heart beats

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3
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Define systole

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The contraction phase of the heart

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Define diastole

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Ventricle filling, relaxed

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5
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Define stroke volume

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Amount of blood from the left ventricle

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6
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Define cardiac output

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Quantity of blood pumped by the heart in a given time

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7
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Define systemic circulation

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Oxygenated blood circulate the body

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8
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Define pulmonary circulation

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Gathering deoxygenated blood to be sent to the lungs to become oxygenated

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9
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Define peripheral resistance

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Resistance from blood vessels

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10
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What are the five kororoff phases

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11
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What are the target cells for altering heart rate? (Location and type of myocardial cells )

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SA Node
Conducting cells

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What is the neurotransmitter released at the target cell of the sympathetic system

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Norepinephrine

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13
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Which specific receptors are found in the heart by Norepinephrine ?

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Beta 1

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14
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What is the neurotransmitter released at a target cell of the parasympathetic branch

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Acetylcholine

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15
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Which specific receptors are found in the heart for this neurotransmitter?

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Muscarinic

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16
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What are the target cells for altering stroke volume (location and type of myocardial cells

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Left ventricle
Contracting cell

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17
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What type of adrenergic receptor is is found on arterioles that stimulate smooth muscle contraction and vessel contraction

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Alpha 1

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18
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Which signal molecules bind to alpha 1 andrenergic receptor

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Norepinephrine

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19
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What signal molecule bind to alpha 1

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Norepinephrine

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20
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What type of signal molecule is norepinephrine

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Monoamine

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21
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What type of adrenergic receptor is found on arterioles that stimulate smooth muscle relaxation and dilation

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Beta 2

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22
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Which signal molecules bind to beta 2

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Epinephrine

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23
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What type of signal molecules is epinephrine? Where does it come from

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Monoamine Neurohormone from adrenal medulla

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24
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What is the primary integrating center for regulation of the cardiovascular system

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Medulla oblongata

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25
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What are they called? Proteins or glycoprotein on the surface of a cell which can innitate an immune response

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Antigen

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26
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What is the technical term for antibody?

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Immunoglobulin

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27
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What is a allele

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On of two or more possible forms of a gene coding for a specific characteristic

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28
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What is agglutination ?

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If the wrong blood is transfused into a person the blood cells will clump

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29
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What is turbulent flow?

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The first pulse sound that defines the systolic BP

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30
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Define laminar flow

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When blood is basically flowing without disturbance and determines the diastolic pressure

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31
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What unit is blood pressure measured?

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Millimeters of mercury

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32
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What units is heart rate measured in?

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Beats Per Minute

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33
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What is the name of the cardiac cycle during contraction

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Systole

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34
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What’s the name of the cardiac cycle when it’s relaxed, and refilling

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Diastole

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35
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Define heart rate

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The number of cardiac cycles per minute

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36
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Define hypertension

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Excessively high blood pressure

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37
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What is a stethoscope

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A tool used to listen into blood pressure for specific sounds of the heart

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38
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What does systolic mean

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The high pressure measured during blood pressure monitoring

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39
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What is a sphygomomanometer

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Instrument used to create pressure of bloood in the blood vessels

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40
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What is a korotkoff sound

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The name of sounds heard while measuring blood pressure

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41
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Define agglutination

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Blood cells clump if wrong blood type is administered to a person

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42
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To test negative or positive for something means that the specific trait or condition is absent

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Negative

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43
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To test positive or negative for something means that a specific character trait or condition is present

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Positive

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44
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What is the technical term for antibody

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Immunoglobulin

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45
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Define antigen

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Proteins or glycoproteins on the surface of a cell that stimulate a immune response

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46
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Define antigen

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Proteins coded by your DNA , on cells as an ID tag

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47
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Define Antibody

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“YShape proteins involved ⬆️ an immune response , produced by B lymphocytes

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48
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Define agglutination

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Clumping of cells when antibodies attach to them

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49
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Define allele

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One of two or more versions of a gene. Genes can be dominant or recessive

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50
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Define genotype

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A description of the alleles inherited from parents

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51
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Define albumins

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simple form of protein that is soluble in water contribute to plasma colloid osmotic pressure ( keeping fluid in a vascular space )

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52
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Define phenotype

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Physical characteristics that results from a particular genotype

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53
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Define globulins

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Clotting factors, enzymes , antibodies , carries for various substances

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54
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Define a lymphocyte

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They produce specific immune responses directed against invaders

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55
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Define a monocyte

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They are phagocytes that develop into macrophages and migrate into tissue

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56
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Define neutrophils

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57
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What antigen does type A blood have?
B ?
AB ?
O?

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Blood A has A antigen
Blood B has B antigen
Blood AB has A+ B antigens
Type O has neither A or B antigens

58
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Which blood types of dominant? Recessive?

A

A= B : dominat
O: recessive

59
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In which component of blood are antibodies located in? Plasma or formed elements?

60
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What antigens does type A have?
B?
AB?
O?

A

A has B antigens

61
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Define rhesus

A

Another important factor on erythrocytes that can elicit an immune response

62
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Which Rhesus factor is dominant?

A

+ is dominant
- is recessive

63
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Which blood type is the universal donor?

A

O type , it would not introduce set off any immune response

64
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Which blood type is universal recipient

A

AB type, it has no antibodies to cause agglutination. No antigen are going to be foreign

65
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What are the consequences of innorrect blood typing?
steps?

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First : agglutination
Second : ischemia blood flow to tissues
Third : hypoxia occurs In all over the body
Fourth: necrosis occurs due to insufficient ATP to maintain homeostasis

66
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If a father has a positive Rhesus and mother with negative Rhesus what will happen?

A

First pregnancy the mom won’t produce anti Rh antibodies until after giving birth the first time.

Everytime after the mom produced anti Rh antibodies . Therefore the second Rh+ fetus seen as foreign

67
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What componentes are in formed elements

A

Erythrocytes, leukocytes& thrombocytes

68
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Where are proteins and glucose found in blood?

69
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What subcategory do antibodies fall into for plasma proteins?

70
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Blood type is based on the presence of antigen on the cells

A

Red blood cells

71
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When antibodies bind to antigens on red blood cells the cell will clump together. What is this called?

A

Agglutination

72
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Someone with type A blood has these antibodies

A

Anti B antibodies

73
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If tested for the Rh factor the blood cells will clump only if the blood is Rh ? Positives ? Negative?

74
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The Rhfsxtor may only concern if the mother is Rh ? Negative? Positive?

75
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What are the possible genotypes for someone with type B blood

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(B,B) (O,B)

76
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What is the name of the hormone that stimulates Red blood Blod Cell production?

A

Erythropoietin

77
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Having low hemoglobin or red blood cell count is called?

78
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What is the functional unit of a kidney?

79
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What is the fluid that leaves the blood then moves through the functional unit of the kidney

80
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Kidney affect what one major factor that affects blood pressure?

A

Total blood volume

81
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What the proceeds of fluid and substances moving out of the glomerular capillaries and into the tubule

A

Filtration

82
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What is the process of substances being taken from the nephron tubule and returned to the blood ?

A

Reabsorption

83
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Urine is simply fluid removed from what major component of blood?

84
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What sensors are de ring when someone is dehydrated or overhydrated?

A

Osmoreceptors

85
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Define excretion

A

Elimination of materials from the body (urinating)

86
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Define micturition

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Technical term for urinating

87
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What are the organic molecules that get filtered out of the blood and become part of the filtrate?

A

Glucose, C02, amino acids, vitamins, nitrogenous waste, small proteins , Hco3- , lipids

88
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What category of molecules in the plasma is prevented from passing through the glomerular filter

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Plasma proteins

89
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What are the functions of the urinalysis system?

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  • Water & electrolyte balance
  • waste removal
  • Ph regulation
  • Red blood cell production
90
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What is osmolatity ratio?

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Miliosmoles / 1 L of H20

91
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Which major component of blood (plasma vs formed elements / cellular components ) contains substances that are completely prevented from passing through the glomerular filter

A

Formed , cellular elements

92
Q

Whats the normal range of mOsm

93
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How much filtrate does the kidney produce?

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180 L of filtrate

94
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How many L is secreted from the body of the kidney a day?

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1-2 Liters

95
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Define obligatory Water Loss

A

The minimum volume that must be excreted to remove metabolic waste and maintain kidney function . On average 400 mL urine / day

96
Q

What is normal pH in the body

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7.35-7.45
Average is 7.4

97
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Define osmotically active solute

A

Water moves across a membrane to a location with more solutes

98
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What is the function of the kidneys?

A

Filter and process into filtrate of blood and urine

99
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What is the bladder do?

A

Hold the urine until to find the bathroom

100
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Function of the urethra?

A

Place where the urine exits

101
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Function of the cortex in the kidney?

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Destination where all filtering and most of the reabsorption occurs

102
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Medullla function in the kidney?

A

High levels of solutes to ensure maximum water absorption

103
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Nephrons function in kidney?

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The functional unit of the kidney that is partially in the cortex and medulla. Their ducts collect urine into the renal pelvis

104
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Renal pelvis function

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Funnels urine into ureter

105
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Uréter function in kidney?

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Conducts urine to the bladder

106
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Define filtration in the nephron

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Random movement of water and small solutes. Nephron created clear -ish fluid in the nephron

107
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What are the three major functions of the nephron?

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Filtration , absorption, secretion

108
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Define reabsoprtion

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Returns solutes and water (good stuff) back into the blood from the filtrate as the body needs it

109
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Where does filtration occur

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Glomerulus capsule and bowman’s capsule to produce filtrate

110
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Define secretion

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The back up to the random filtration process.
It’s a selective removal of excess bad stuff through active transport into filtrate for disposal

111
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Where is reabsorption occurring in the nephron?

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Proximal tubule , loop of henle (ascending and descending) , distal tubule and collecting duct

112
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Where does secretion occur in the nephron?

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Proximal tubule , distal tubule & collecting duct

113
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What does how much reabsoprtion takes place at the proximal tubule?
what substances are being absorbed?

A

65% of filtrate volume is reabsorbed here
Substance : water , ions organic molecules

114
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What is reabsorbed in the descending limb of the loop of henle?

A

Water only

115
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What is reabsorbed in the ascending limb?

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Solutes only (ions) k , na , cl

116
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What stimuli affect nephrons?

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  1. total blood volume
  2. Blood osmolarity
  3. pH
117
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Define proteinuria / albuminuria

A

Substance present in urine

118
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Define hematuria

A

Red blood cells in the urine

119
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Define glycosuria

A

Glucose is found in the blood

120
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What are the hormones affecting kidney function

A

Vasopressin , aldosterone and atrial natiuretic hormone

121
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What does vasopressin do in the kidney?

A

Increase water reabsorption

122
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What does aldosterone do in the kidney function

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Increase sodium reabsorption & increase potassium secretion

123
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What does atrial natriuretic hormone do in the kidney?

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Reduced water and salt reabsoprtion
Increased water excretion

124
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What 4 specific substances should not be in urine because they should not pass through the filter

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  1. Leukocytes
  2. Erythrocytes
  3. Small dissolved ions
  4. Proteins
125
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What 5 specific substances should be reabsorbed in the nephron

A
  1. Ions
  2. Amino acids
  3. Water
  4. Small proteins
  5. Glucose
126
Q

What are chemical classifications

A

Amino acids
Peptides
Steroids

127
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What type of signal molecule is secreted from a endocrine cells into the blood

128
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What do target cells have what where they receive signal molecules will bind

129
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Epinephrine is this type of hormone (chemical class)

A

Amino acid

130
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What organ produced the growth hormone

A

Pituitary gland

131
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Hormones of this chemical class can have receptors inside the cell

132
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Hormone of this chemical class is produced by the adrenal cortex

133
Q

Insulin is what type of chemical class hormone?

134
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Reproductive hormones are part of what chemical class?

135
Q

What hormone is secreted by the heart ?

A

ANP ( Atrial Natriuetic peptide )

136
Q

What hormone is produced by the pancreas has the opposite actions at target cells than insulin

137
Q

What structure secrets vasopressin

A

Posterior pituitary gland

138
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If water is being reabsorbed from the DESCENDING LIMB of the loop of henle what happens to the concentration from the top of the limb to the bottom

A

Concentration goes up

139
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If ions are being reabsorbed from the ascending limb what happens to the concentration? From the filtrate from the bottom of the loop to the top

A

Concentration goes down

140
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Which must move first - water from descending limb or ions from the ascending limb?

A

Ions , because it is osmotically active solute to draw in water

141
Q

Define hematocrit

A

Ratio of erythrocytes to total blood volume

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