Labs
What is a protein in your red blood cells that carries oxygen to your body's organs and tissues and transports carbon dioxide from your organs and tissues back to your lungs
hgb
The hormone that causes the kidneys to reabsorb H20:
ADH
What does the thoracic cavity do during inhalation?
expands
There are how many cervical vertebrae?
Where in the GI system is most of the water reabsorbed?
large intestine
In response to too much fluid, this hormone is released by the atria in the heart causing the kidneys to excrete H20, thereby lowering BP.
ANP
The SVC & IVC empty into what structure?
Right atrium
A pt who is vomiting is at greatest risk for this electrolyte imbalance:
hypokalemia
This category of muscles, when contracting, helps move the blood to prevent blood clots.
skeletal
What does the diaphragm do during inhalation?
Contracts and moves down
The ability of the lens in the eyes to adjust in order to get clear vision is called:
accommodation
Most nutrients are absorbed in:
small intestine
The movement of water across a semi permeable membrane to equalize solute & solvent concentration.
osmosis
The pacemaker of the heart is known as:
SA node
Name the 3 pigments that give skin it's color?
hgb, carotene, melanin
What is the specific type of WBC that is the 1st responder to infections?
Neutrophils
respiratory status
The exchange of 02 & co2 at the cellular level is called?
internal respiration
CSF is an example of what type of fluid?
Transcellular
What kind of muscle is in the digestive tract? Not counting the tongue.
smooth
The kidneys will excrete or reabsorb this base to help maintain ph balance:
HCO3
semilunar valves
What organelle produces energy for the cell?
mitochondria
The RH factor is found on which type of blood cell?
RBC
Name the 2 primary organs involved in acid base balance in the body?
Which bronchus is wider & shorter?
Right
Which lobe of the brain is responsible for smell, memory, hearing?
temporal
What is the name of the colon prior to the ascending and the name of the portion after the descending?
cecum, sigmoid
A ph of 7.31 is consdered:
Acidotic
The pressure exerted by blood on the walls of the blood vessels is known as what category of pressure?
hydrostatic pressure
Catecholemines are released by which structure?
adrenal medulla
What is the normal PLT level?
150-450
This type of tissue is strong, yet it has no blood supply so takes longer to heal.
cartilage
The protective membrane covering the lungs which secretes a fluid to prevent friction.
pleura
Which cranial nerve is the nurse assessing when asking a post CVA pt to swallow?
IX
which hormone released by the adrenal cortex causes an increased reabsorption of Na & H20 in response to low BP.
An early sign of dehydration?
thirst
Name the blood vessels that supply the heart with nutrients/oxygen?
coronary arteries
The movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to lesser concentration is called:
Diffusion