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celiac trunk
the ______ emerges from the abdominal aorta and branches off to supply blood to the organs of the superior abdominal cavity
Pulmonary trunk
The major vessel that moves DEOXYGENATED blood away from the heart and to the lungs
tunica media
The _____ is generally the thickest layer in the arteries and is mainly composed of smooth muscle
potassium
In conductive cells, outflux of _________ions results in repolarization
Basilic vein
blood samples are commonly taken from the ____
SA nodes
the ____ has the highest inherent rate if depolarization and is known as the pacemaker of the heart
sodium
A normal and slow influx of _____ ions create a spontaneous depolarization of prepotential depolarization
aorta
Major vessel that moves OXYGENATED blood away from the heart
tunica intima
the ______ of the vessel makes up the wall of the lumen
tricuspid valve
the ______ is located between the right atrium and ventricle
right common carotid artery
the brachiocephalc trunk branches upward to the neck to become the _____
pulmonary trunk
the major vessel the moves OXYGENATED blood to the heart from the lungs
AV node
the ____ is specialized clump of myocardial conducting cells, located in the inferior portion of the right atrium
mediastinum
The heart is located in the...
sinusoid
_____ capillaries have openings large enough to allow the exchange of plasma proteins and cells
radial artery
in a clinical setting, pulse rate is commonly taken by palpating the...
Fossa ovalis
The ____ is a remnant of an opening in the right atrium of the fetal heart
tunica externa
the ___ holds the blood vessels in place and is composed of substantial sheath of connective tissue
none of the above
during fetal development most of the blood is pumped from the right ventricle into the pulmonary trunk is diverted to the aorta through the ____
interventicular septum
The ___ is the muscular wall that separates the left and right ventricles
chordae tendinae
_____,strong strands of connective tissue, attach to the flaps of the mitral and tricuspid valve to prevent back flow of blood
bachman's bundle
the _____ is a specialized pathway that conducts the impulse directly from the right atrium to the left atrium
coronary sinus
the ______ is a large, thin walled vessel on the posterior surface of the heart empties directly into the right atrium
sodium
in contractile cells, depolarization is caused by the rapid influx of positive ____ ions
hepatic portal vein
The _____ drains nutrient rich blood from the digestive tract for processing by the liver
common illiac artery
The ____ branches from the abdominal aorta and supplies blood to the lower limbs
True
the left gonadal vein drains into the left renal vein
true
a sphygmomanometer is used to measure blood pressure
true
a normal reading for systolic pressure in an adult is 120
Hg
false
The left ventricle has more myocardium than the right because it needs to pump blood into the pulmonary circuit
false
membrane potential in cardiac conductive cells slowly rise from an intial value of -90 mV to about 40 mV
False
in contractile cells, depolarization is followed by a plateau phase, in which membrane potential declines relatively slow due to the opening of fast calcium ion channels
false
diastole refers to the period of contraction that the heart undergoes while it pumps blood into circulation
false
electroencephalograms are used to trace the complex, compound electrical signal of the heart.
false
the left gonadal vein drains directly into the inferior vena cava
ferroportin
___ transports iron across intestinal cell plasma membranes and from storage sites into tissue fluids where it enters the blood stream
type o
____ blood contains both anti A and anti B antibodies in the plasma
alpha
___ cells of pancreatic islets produce glucagon
neutrophilils
____ are mainly involved in phagocytosis of bacteria
pernicious anemia
____ is caused by poor absorption of vitamin B12 often seen in patients with crotinic disease
ADH
high osmolarity, which can occur during dehydration, signals the release of ____
Thalassemia
____ is an inherited condition where RBC maturation does not proceed normally: the most secure form is cooley's anemia
androgens
The zona reticularis of the adrenal glands produces ___
albumen
_____ plasma protein that aids in the transport of fatty acids and steroid hormones
promoting osteoclastics activity
calcitonin decreases blood calcium concentrations by all of the following mechanism except
Stercobilin
______ is the pigment that gives fces it typical brown color
G protein
In the 2nd messenger system, water soluble hormones bind to a cell membrane receptor that activate a _____, which in turn activates adenylyl cyclase
monocytes
following are granules leukocytes except:
- neutrophilis
-eosinophilis
-monocyte
CSF's
Colony- Stimulating Factors
_____ acts locally as autocrine or paracrine factors, to trigger differentiation of myeloblasts into granular leukocytes
cushing disease
characterized by chronically elevated glucose, moon face, buffalo hump on back of neck, and hair loss ____ is cause by abnormally high ACTH levels
facilitates the ____ of glucose by body cells
glucagon regulates blood glucose levels by the following mechanisms except:
acromegaly
hyperproduction of GH in the adult leads to a condition known as
thromboprotein
_____ triggers the development of megokaryocytes
mineralcorticoids
The zona glomerulosa of the adrenal glands produce ______
plasma
the formed elements of blood include the following except:
- RBC
-WBC
-plasma
Globin
_____ from hemoglobin from degraded erythrocytes is broken down into amino acids
permissive
the presence of one hormone allowing to act, is an example of _____ effect
beta
_____ cells of the pancreatic islets produce insulin
transferrin
_____ transport oxidized iron to body cells
True
Angiotensin 1 is converted in the lungs to angiotensin 2 by renin
true
pararcrine signaling induces responses from neighboring cells
true
erythrocytes manufacture many mitochondria in order to process the large amounts of oxygen present in cells
false
lmyphoid stem cells give rise to all of the formed elements
false
gonadotropins stimulate the release of GrRH by the anterior pituitary
oxygen to rapidly cross the respiratory membrane from alveoli into the blood
partial pressure of oxygen in the alveoli is 104mmHg, wheras its partial pressure in the blood is about 40mmHg . This causes______
the affinity of the other hemoglobin molecules for oxygen increases
When oxygen binds to a hemoglobin molecule, ______
All the above
Which of the following factors play a role in the oxygen-hemoglobin saturation dissociation curve?
submucosa
the ____ includes blood and lymphatic vessels which transport absorbed nutrients