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Diffusion of O2 and CO2 occurs in the
pulmonary capillaries
The pacemaker of the heart is the
SA nodes
Which disorder is characterized by blood pressure persistently exceeding 140/90?
hypertension
Which test determines the presence of pathogens in the blood?
blood culture
The pelvic girdle:
attaches lower limbs to the axial skeleton
Tiny air sacs found at the end of the bronchioles are called
pulmonary venules
Coronary arteries, the vessels that contain the highest oxygen concentration, emerge from the aorta and supply blood to the
myocardium
What are the smallest formed elements found in blood?
platelets
Which classification of drugs dissolves blood clots by destroying their fibrin strands?
thrombolytics
Another term for articulation is:
joint
The inability of alveoli to contract because of a loss of alveolar elasticity is a characteristic of
empyema
Which structure receives deoxygenated blood from the venae cavae?
right atrium
The liquid medium of blood is
plasma
Which imaging test uses “tracers” to determine lymph flow or lymph obstructions?
lymphoscintigraphy
Inflammation of joints caused by excessive uric acid accumulation is called:
gout
What is a noninvasive test that monitors oxygen in the blood?
oximetry
Which conduction pathway causes the heart to contract?
sa node, av node, av bundle, purkinje fibers
An acquired abnormal immune response is a(n)
allergy
The tail bone is also known as the:
coccyx
Which supplement helps prevent osteoporosis, a metabolic bone disorder, particularly common in postmenopausal women
calcium
Which vessels carry blood away from the heart?
arteries
Which structure pumps blood into the aorta?
left ventrical
An extreme, life-threatening response to an allergen is called
anaphylaxis
The shaft, or long, main portion of the bone is called:
diaphysis
At which site does hematopoiesis occur?
bone marrow