Electrocardiography
The primary pacemaker of the heart is the
SA node
The pressure exerted by the blood on the walls of any blood vessel
blood pressure
What is the equation for Boyle's Law?
P= 1/V
Excessive ketone bodies in the urine.
Ketonuria
A ventricular rate that is slower than 60 beats per minute is referred to as
bradycardia
The 3rd/tertiary pacemakers are the
Purkinje fibers
___________ represents the average arterial pressure during one cardiac cycle.
Mean arterial pressure (MAP)
What are the factors that affect ventilation?
Compliance, Elastance, Alveolar Surface Tension (Surfactants), & Resistance
The yellow coloration in urine is due to the presence of
urochrome
Abnormal heart sounds caused by turbulent blood flow through the heart are called
Heart murmurs
What are the 3 distinct waves on an ECG?
P wave, QRS complex, & the T wave.
The period of relaxation for either the atria or the
ventricles
diastole
What increases P02 levels in alveoli?
Hyperventilation
________ release is directly stimulated by a rise in K+ concentration.
Aldosterone
What are irregular heart rhythms?
arrhythmias
The ____________ is the period from ventricular depolarization through ventricular repolarization.
Q-T interval
The term _________ is used to describe “listening for heart sounds.”
auscultation
What is pulmonary ventilation?
Breathing
The total amount of filtrate formed per minute by the kidneys represents the
glomerular filtration rate (GFR)
_______________ decreases the release of ADH, which leads to an increase in urine volume
Diabetes insipidus
The __________ represents atrial
depolarization and systole as well as depolarization throughout the rest of the system.
P-R interval
The first heart sound (________) is produced when the AV valves close following the atrial systole that occurs as phase two concludes.
Lub
The maximum amount of air that can be forced out of the lungs following a deep inspiration is
Forced Vital Capacity (FVC)
The reabsorption of water is dependent on the number of __________(water channels) in the cell membrane of the collecting
duct.
aquaporins
a chronic disease with a normal vital capacity, but the rates of inhalation/exhalation are abnormal
Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD)