Exam 1 study guide

Which is not part of the plasma?

Erythrocytes

Blood without _____ will have problems with transporting solutes.

Globulins

Joe’s blood fails to clot properly. From what we covered in class, he might have a problem with which proteins of his blood?

Globulins and fibrinogen

Which of the following contribute/s significantly to the viscosity if the blood?

Albumins and erythrocytes

All plasma proteins are produced in the liver with the exception of:

Gamma globulins

Danny is twelve years old. His hemopoiesis occurs in the:

Red bone marrow

Danny’s erythrocytes will be produced by ____ hemopoiesis.

Myeloid

_______ is/are important in the production of plasma.

Drinking and liver

Which of the following contribute/s significantly to the osmolarity of blood?

Albumins, erythrocytes, and sodium

Iron is used in the synthesis of:

Myoglobin, hemoglobin, and cytochromes

On my trip in an air balloon, we reached an altitude of 14,000 ft, and it became increasingly hard for me to keep my breath. What was my blood condition?

Hypoxemia

The condition of question 11 (hypoxemia) will trigger increased production of:

Erythropoietin

Iron may be stored in the liver as:

Ferritin

Platelets store their procoagulants in:

Their granules

CFUs can only differentiate into one specific formed element:

False

Which is involved in the condition of the heart’s contractions, the anatomy of the heart’s valves, and the anatomy of the myocardium?

Fibrous skeleton

If cardiomyocytes do not have sufficient oxygen they get energy through fermentation, which may result in:

Accumulation of lactic acid and angina

An erythrocyte is about to pass through the mitral valve. Where is it at?

Left atrium

Only some cardiomyocytes are autorhythmic.

False

A nodal rhythm keeps a slow heart rate of (40-50 bpm). What is it?

An ectopic rhythm and an arrhythmia ; classified as bradycardia

“Interdigitating folds” refers to the cardiomyocytes’:

Membrane structure

The ventricular “end-diastolic volume” directly refers to the volume of blood that:

Fills the ventricles right after the atrial sistole

Cardiac output= heart rate _ stroke volume

Multiplied by

What is going on during an isovolumetric contraction?

Pressure in the ventricles starts to build up

Systemic edema may result from:

Anemia, hypoproteinemia, and left ventricle pumping more blood than right one

An action potential of the myocardium is sustained by:

Elevated intracellular calcium

Which of the following is more concentrated inside than outside a resting cell?

Potassium