Untitled Flashcard Set

The scientific name of the device used to take a blood pressure reading is __________.

Sphygmomanometer

The pressure when the first sound of Korotkoff occurs is called __________.

Systolic Pressure

The pressure when the last Korotkoff sound is heard/disappears is called __________.

Diastolic Pressure

Sounds produced by turbulent flow of blood through a partially compressed artery are known as __________.

Korotkoff sounds

Smooth, silent blood flow typical of the brachial artery before cuff inflation is called __________.

Laminar flow

The calculation for pulse pressure involves __________.

Systolic pressure minus diastolic pressure

Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) is calculated by __________.

Diastolic pressure + 1/3(pulse pressure)

A resting heart rate lower than average due to higher parasympathetic inhibition of the SA node is referred to as __________.

Athlete’s Bradycardia

The maximum rate of oxygen consumption by the body is known as __________.

Aerobic Capacity (VO2 max)

The intensity of exercise where lactic acid begins to accumulate significantly in the blood is called __________.

Lactate Threshold

The percentage of total blood volume occupied by red blood cells is known as __________.

Hematocrit

The hormone secreted by the kidneys that stimulates RBC production is __________.

Erythropoietin

A pigment derived from heme (minus iron); high levels cause yellowing known as jaundice is called __________.

Bilirubin

A polymorphonuclear phagocytic WBC with poorly staining granules, which is the major phagocyte, is known as __________.

Neutrophil

A leukocyte with granules that have an affinity for red stain is called __________.

Eosinophil

The rarest white blood cell is __________.

Basophil

An agranular WBC with a round nucleus and little cytoplasm that produces antibodies is called __________.

Lymphocyte

An agranular and phagocytic white blood cell that is the largest WBC is known as __________.

Monocyte

The clumping of red blood cells when they react with matching antibodies is known as __________.

Agglutination

Type __________ is known as the universal blood donor.

O negative

Type __________ is known as the universal blood recipient.

AB positive

An enzyme that partially digests starch into maltose is called __________.

Salivary Amylase

An enzyme in gastric juice that partially digests proteins is __________.

Pepsin

Pepsin works optimally at an __________.

Acidic environment (pH ~2) provided by HCl

The function of bile salts is to __________.

Emulsify fats to increase surface area for digestion; not an enzyme.

The product of lipase is __________.

Fatty acids and glycerol; fatty acids cause the pH of the solution to fall.