Blood
What is the first step in the clotting cascade?
Vascular spasm
Cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening condition caused by a buildup of fluid in which area?
Pericardial sac
Where are the respiratory control centres found? (2 regions)
Medulla and Pons
If P-value is very small <0.05, what does that mean?
Result is statistically significant
Reject the null hypothesis
What is erythropoiesis and where does it take place?
Production of red blood cells, happens in red bone marrow
What are the 3 main branches of the aortic arch in order (right to left)?
Brachiocephalic trunk (artery)
Left common carotid artery
Left subclavian artery
What is secreted by Type II alveolar epithelia? (Factor affecting pulmonary ventilation)
Surfactant
What are the chances of an affected father and unaffected mother passing haemophilia to their son/s?
0%
What is given to some pregnant women to prevent rhesus sensitisation?
Anti-d immunoglobulin injection
Name given to the shallow depression in the wall between the right and left atria, it is a remnant of a hole that was present before birth
Fossa Ovalis
Where are peripheral chemoreceptors located and what do they do?
Present in carotid and aortic bodies
Monitor and respond to changes in PO2, PCO2 and pH in the arterial blood
What are DALYs and how are they measured?
Disability adjusted life years
DALY = YLD (years lived with disability) + YLL (years of life lost)