Heart
These are the two valves whose closure creates the normal S1 heart sound
What are mitral and tricuspid?
This would be the alveolar ventilation of someone with a respiratory rate of 30, tidal volume of 250 mL and and dead space of 150 mL.
What is 3L?
Urine Anion Gap differs from Serum Anion Gap as it includes the concentration of this ion.
What is K+?
This is the number of true ribs in the human body.
What is 14?
This would be the profession for bearded men that cut through the main bronchi, pulmonary vasculature, phrenic nerves, lymphatics, and bronchial vessels instead of trees.
What is a Hilumberjack?
This would be the Ejection Fraction of a person with an End Systolic Volume of 60 and an End Diastolic Volume of 120
What is 50%?
These cells found in the bronchioles secrete a surfactant-like substance, detoxify harmful substances, and serve as progenitor cells for the respiratory epithelium.
What are club cells?
This hormone, produced by the kidneys, stimulates bone marrow to produce red blood cells.
What is erythropoetin?
A person with left dominant cardiac vasculature would have a left circumflex artery solely contributing to this artery.
What is the PDA?
ACE inhibitors may cause increased levels of this peptide associated with inflammation, vasodilation, and kissing your son on the lips.
What is Tom Bradykinin?
The action potential of a cardiac myocyte features a distinct plateau phase which is caused by the influx of this ion.
What is Ca2+?
This phenomenon describes how oxygenation of hemoglobin in the lungs reduces its affinity for carbon dioxide, promoting CO₂ unloading.
What is the Haldane Effect?
RPF can be effectively measured through the clearance of this molecule which is both filtered and secreted.
What is PAH (para-aminohippurate)?
These two structures can be seen crossing the diaphragm at the level of T10
What are the esophagus and the vagus nerve?
What is Tyler Perrycarditis?
This protein complex in cardiac myocytes is responsible for regulating calcium ion release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum, playing a crucial role in excitation-contraction coupling.
What is the ryanodine receptor?
This phenomenon refers to the difference in lung compliance during inflation versus deflation due to surfactant behavior.
What is Hysteresis?
These contractile cells help regulate glomerular capillary flow and are located between glomerular capillaries.
What are mesangial cells?
DAILY DOUBLE
When dissecting a kidney from the posterior aspect of a human cadaver, these three important nerves may be in the way or in close proximity to the kidney.
This sensor in the body would help you detect digital bombs on a hidden grid in addition to detecting PaO2, PaCO2, and pH levels.
What are minesweeperipheral chemoreceptors?
These two leads would be expected to show ST elevation in a patient with an anteroapical STEMI.
What are V3 and V4?
These pulmonary sensory receptors, located near the alveolar capillaries, are activated by pulmonary edema or congestion and trigger rapid, shallow breathing.
What are J (juxtocapillary) receptors?
In low sodium states, the macula densa releases this molecule which signals the JG cells to release renin.
What is PGE2?
This thin muscle on the inner surface of the anterior thoracic wall helps depress the ribs during forced expiration and is often encountered during sternotomy.
What is the transversus thoracis?
This Greek figure punished by being forced to roll a boulder up a hill, only for it to fall down before reaching the top causing him endothelial damage, fatty streaking, and plaque deposition.
Who is AtheroscleroSisyphus?