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Heart
Blood
Respiratory
Kidney
Digestion
100
What is a diastole?
Atria filled with blood
100
What is the average blood volume for an adult?
5 liters
100
What is the functional unit of the respiratory system?
Alveolus
100
What is the functional unit of the kidney?
Nephron
100
What organ is used for storage?
Stomach
200
What are the types of blood cells?
Erythocytes, leukocytes, platelets
200
What happens if you hold your breath for one minute?
Hydrogen-ion concentration in the blood will increase
200
What type of cells make up 96% of the total surface area of the lungs?
Type I alveolar cells
200
What is the glomerular filtration rate (GFR)?
rate of filtration per minute
200
Where does most of digestion occur?
Small intestine
300
What makes the "dup" sound?
Recoil of blood against semilunar valves
300
In a normal blood sample, which of the following cells will be the most abundant?
Neutrophils
300
What is the equation for vital capacity?
VC=TV+IRV+ERV
300
What enzyme converts Angiotensin I to Angiotensin II?
Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE)
300
Name the 3 parts of the small intestine.
duodenum, jejunum, and ileum
400
What is responsible for making the lub sound?
Recoil of blood against the AV valves
400
Blood helps to maintain homeostasis by?
transporting materials between the tissue fluid and the external environment
400
When would the bicarbonate concentration of the blood be decreased?
During metabolic acidosis
400
Where does aldosterone stimulate sodium reabsorption and potassium secretion?
cortical collecting duct
400
What is the primary purpose of the liver in aiding digestion?
produces bile to emulsify fats in the small intestine
500
What is a heart murmur?
A defect in the valves that cause hissing sounds when stream of blood shoots backwards through valve
500
Which blood component plays the largest role in maintaining the osmotic pressure of blood?
albumin
500
What makes up the conducting zone?
larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles to the terminal bronchiole
500
Name the 3 layers of filtration.
capillary fenestrations, basement membrane, and filtration slits
500
Name the 4 layers of the GI tract.
Mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, and serosa