Chapter 23
Inflammation of the gums surrounding the teeth.
Gingivitis
How is most oxygen transported through the blood?
Attach to hemoglobin.
High potassium level.
The kidneys fail to remove waste, concentrate urine, and maintain electrolyte balance.
Renal failure.
A loss of bone mass that makes the bones so porous.
osteoporosis
Inflammation of the oral mucosa.
Stomatitis
Refers to the accumulation of air within the pleural space, causing the lung to collapse.
Pneumothorax
A condition in which there is excess H+ in body fluids. The blood pH is <7.35.
acidosis
Scanty or insufficient urine production as occurs in response to protracted hypotension.
Oliguria
Muscles that help involve in breathing
diaphragm and intercostal muscles
a protrusion of an organ or part of an organ out of the cavity in which it is normally contained.
Hernia
A collection of fluid within the alveolar and interstitial spaces of the lungs.
Pulmonary edema
An elevation in plasma sodium.
Hypernatremia
Increasing this hormone causes excess reabsorption of water, expanding blood volume, increasing blood pressure, and diluting out the electrolytes in the blood.
ADH
Involuntary muscles
smooth and cardiac
Absent of peristalsis. Intestinal or bowel muscles do not contract effectively to propel the intestinal contents forward.
Paralytic ileus
The lodging of an embolus or emboli in the pulmonary arterial circulation.
Pulmonary embolism
The loss of water that is necessary for normal function; it occurs when the body loses more water than it takes in.
Dehydration
What condition cause proteinuria?
A term that describe muscle that remains in a contracted state.
Tetany
Scarring of the liver in response to repeated destruction and regeneration of the liver cells.
Cirrhosis of the liver
Which nerve innervates the diaphragm?
Phrenic
Injury to this area causes decrease in respiratory activity.
Medulla oblongata.
This hormone is secreted by the ventricles of the heart.
BNP
Which neurotransmitter is involve in the neuromuscular junction?
acetylcholine (ACh)