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Principles of Bio - Spring E3
Chapter 49
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
04/07/2010

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Term
how do sponges circulate water?
Definition
using incurrent and excurrent pores
Term
how does hydra circulate water 
Definition
gastrovascular cavity
Term
large animals require separate circulatory system for what?
Definition
nutrient and waste transport
Term
no distinction between circulating and extracellular fluid (hemolymph) is what kind of system?
Definition
open circulatory system
Term
what is different about a closed circulatory system? 
Definition

a closed circulatory system has distinct circulatory fluids enclosed in the blood vessels

 

transported away from the heart and than back to the heart

Term
fishes have how many pumping chambers? and what are they? 
Definition

2 chambers

 

 

Term
what is the name of the first chamber?
Definition
sinus venous and atrium
Term
what is the name of the second? 
Definition
ventricle and conus ateriosus
Term
amphibians requires two pumping circuits or double circulation .. what are they called? 
Definition

1) pulmonary circulation which is between the heart and the lungs 

 

2) systemic circulation which is between the heart and the rest of the body

Term
how many chambers does a frog's heart have? 
Definition

3

 

two atria and one ventricle

 

oxygenated and deoxygenated blood mixes very little

Term
whats another way amphibians can absorb o2
Definition
through their skin
Term
what is consisted of our 4 chambered heart?
Definition

2 atria 2 ventricle 

 

 

Term
steps of how the blood travels
Definition

deoxygenated blood is pumped into the right atria

goes into the right ventricle

into the lungs 

 

THEN

 

goes into left atria

pumped into left ventricle 

pumped out to the body

Term
how many valves does the heart have and what are the names of them? 
Definition

2

 

atrioventricular (AV) valves & semilunar valves

Term
what does the atrioventricular valve do? 
Definition

guards the openings of the atria and ventricle

 

tricuspid valve on right side 

bicuspid on the left 

Term
what does the semilunar valve do?
Definition

guards the exit from the ventricles to the arterial system

 

pulmonary valve on right

aortic valve on left

Term
R&L _______ delivers deoxgenated from the right _____ to the R&L lung then goes and passes the oxygenated blood to left atria
Definition
pulmonary arteries; ventricle
Term
what does the aorta do? 
Definition
carries the oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the rest of the body
Term
what does the superior vena cava drain?
Definition
upper body
Term
what about inferior vena cava?
Definition
lower body, drains into right atrium
Term
sphygmomanometer 
Definition
measures arterial blood pressure
Term
_____ is the peak pressure where ventricles are contracting
Definition
systolic
Term
______ is the minimum resting tie between heartbeats a ventricle have
Definition
diastolic 
Term
blood pressure is ?/?
Definition
systolic/diastolic
Term
contraction of the heart muscle is stimulated by ______
Definition
membrane dispolarization
Term
membrane depolarization is triggered by the ______ nodes, the most important autorhythmic fibers
Definition

sinoatrial node (SA) 

 

 

Term
what does the sinoatrial node do? 
Definition

located on the right atrium

 

used as a pacemaker for the rest of the heart 

produces spontaneous action potentials faster than other cells 

Term
what travels to the atrioventricular (AV) node?
Definition
depolarization
Term
after it goes to the AV node it is conducted rapidly over both ventricles by a network of fibers called
Definition
atrioventricular bundle or bundle of His
Term
where does it go after it goes through the atrioventricular bundle?
Definition
relayed to Purkinje fibers to stimulate the myocardial cells of the ventricles so they can contract
Term
what can be used to record this electrical activity?
Definition

electrocardiogram 

 

ECG or EKG

 

1st peek (P) produced by depolarization of atria (atrial systole) 

2nd peek (QRS) produced by ventricular depolarization (ventrical systole) 

3rd peek (T) produced by repolarization of ventricles (ventrical diastole) 

Term
through what does the blood hear the heart
Definition
arteries
Term
what are the finest, microscopic branches of the arterial tree? 
Definition
arterioles 
Term
where do the blood from arterioles go?
Definition
into the capillaries
Term
blood is collected in _____ which leads to larger vessels, _______ so they can carry back to the heart
Definition
venules; veins
Term
arteries and veins are composed of four tissue layers:
Definition

endothelium

elastic fibers

smooth muscle

connective tissue

Term
vasconstriction is when .. 
Definition
the contraction of the smooth muscle layer, which greatly increases resistance and decreases blood flow
Term
chronic vasconstriction can result in ______
Definition
hypertension
Term
relaxation of the smooth muscle layer results in _____, decreasing resistance and increasing blood flow to organs 
Definition
vasodilation
Term
return blood to the heart with the help of skeletal muscle contractions and one way _____________
Definition
venous valves
Term
what does the lymphatic system consist of? 
Definition

lymphatic capillairies 

lymphatic vessels

lymph nodes 

lymph organs 

Term
what passes into larger vessles with one way valves?
Definition

a lymph

 

eventually drains into subclavian veins

Term
lymph nodes contain ___
Definition
germ centers that activates lymphocyte activation
Term
what is a myocardial infarction?
Definition

heart attack 

 

main cause of cardiovascular disease

 

insufficient blood flow to heart 

Term
what is angina pectoris?
Definition

chest pains 

 

similar to heart attack but not as severe

Term
what is a stroke
Definition
interference with blood supply to the brain
Term
what is atherosclerosis
Definition

accumulation of fatty material within arteries 

 

clogging arteries 

Term
what is arteriochlerosis
Definition
arterial hardening due to calcium deposition
Term
what nervous system regulates blood flow and pressure
Definition
autonomic nervous system
Term
what does the medulla oblongata do?
Definition

modulates heart rate 

 

(cardiac center)

Term
what from sympathetic neurons increase heart rate
Definition
norepinephrine
Term
what from the parasympathetic neurons decreases heart rate
Definition
acetylcholine
Term
cardiac out is ...
Definition

volume of blood pumped by each ventricle per min

 

 

increase during exertion because increase of both heart rate and stroke volume

Term
arterial bp depends on cardiac output(CO) and the resistance(R) to blood flow in the _____
Definition

vascular system 

 

BP = CO x R

Term
what is the baroreceptor reflex
Definition

it is a negative feedback loop that responds to a blood pressure change

 

if bp decreases, # of impulses to cardiac center is decreased; ultimately resulting in over all increase BP

 

if bp increase, # of impulses to cardiac center is increased; ultimately resulting in BP decrease

Term
blood pressure increases with __________
Definition
blood volume
Term
blood volume is regulated by four hormones, what are they?
Definition

antidiuretic hormone (ADH) 

aldosterone 

atrial natriuretic hormone

nitric oxide (NO)

Term
blood is a ____ tissue composed of ____
Definition
connective; plasma
Term
what are the functions of circulating blood?
Definition

1) transportation of materials 

2) regulation of body functions

3) protection from injury and invasion

Term
What are the components of plasma?
Definition

92% water 

nutrients

wastes 

hormones

ions 

protiens (albumin, alpha/beta, globulins, and fibrinogen)

 

 

Term
hematocrit is the
Definition
fraction of the total blood volume occupied by red blood cells
Term
white blood cells have less than ___ of blood cells
Definition
1%
Term

T/F

 

WBC are larger and has a nuclei than RBC so WBC can migrate out of the capillaries?

Definition
T
Term
Granular leukocytes (wbc) 
Definition
neutrophilis, eosinophils, and basophils
Term
Agranular leukocytes
Definition
monocytes and lymphocytes
Term
What are cell fragments that pinch off from larger cells in the bone marrow? 
Definition
platelets
Term
what do platelets help with
Definition
blood clotting
Term
what is hematopoiesis
Definition

blood cell production

occurs in the bone marrow 

 

Term
what does hematopoiesis produce?
Definition

lymphoid stem cell --> lymphocytes

 

myeloid stem cell --> all other blood cells 

Term
erythropoiesis is
Definition
the production of RBC
Term
rate of diffusion between two regions is governed by __________
Definition

Fick's Law of diffusion

 

R= D A (deltap)

_______

d

Term

T/F

 

unicellular organisms can directly diffuse gas, but most multicellular animals require system adaption to enhance gas exchange 

Definition
T
Term
what are specialized extension of tissue that project into water?
Definition
gills 
Term
External gills are found in
Definition
immature fish and amphibians
Term
what are the two disadvantage of having external gills
Definition

must constantly be moved to insure contact with O2 rich water

 

easily damaged

Term
where are the gills of the bony fishes located?
Definition
oral cavity and opercular cavities
Term
how do the oral and opercular cavities work? 
Definition

they function as pumps that alternately expand

 

moving water into the mouth, through the gills and out of the fish through the open operculum or gill cover

Term
how many gill arches are on each side of the fish's head
Definition
four
Term
what do gill filaments consist of
Definition
lamellae, within each lamella blood flows opposite to direction of water movement
Term
why is countercurrent flow good
Definition
maximizes oxygenation of blood
Term
what do many amphibians use for gas exchange
Definition
cutaneous respiration
Term
trachea is
Definition
the respiratory system consisting of air ducts
Term
tracheoles are 
Definition
branches off trachea
Term
spiracles (opening of exoskeleton)
Definition
can be opened or closed by valves
Term
gills were replaced in terrestrial animals because
Definition

air is less supportive than water 

 

water evaporates

Term
frogs have this type of breathing, force air into their lungs by creating a positive pressure in the buccal cavity
Definition
positive pressure breathing
Term

reptiles have this type

expand rib cages by muscular contractions, creating lower pressure inside the lungs

Definition
negative pressure breathing
Term
what do  the lungs of mammals have alot of? 
Definition
alveoli
Term
what is alveoli
Definition
sites of gas exchange
Term
what is parabronchi
Definition
lungs of birds channel air through very tiny air vessels
Term
unidirectional flow
Definition

expand during inhalation, they take in air 

 

when compressed during exhalation, they push air in and through lungs 

Term
what are the two respiration cycles in birds also known as crosscurrent flow
Definition

cycle one: inhaled air goes into posterior air sacs, exhaled into the lungs

 

cycle two: air drawn from the lungs into anterior air sacs, and exhaled through the trachea 

 

 

Term
after the o2 is unloaded to the tissues what carries away the deoxygenated blood with high CO2 concentration
Definition
systemic veins
Term
the outside of each lung is covered by
Definition
visceral pleural membrane
Term
the inner wall of the thoracic cavity is lined by
Definition
the parietal pleural membrane
Term
pleural cavity is 
Definition
the space between the two membranes
Term
what muscle expands the ribcage
Definition
intercostal muscles
Term
why are the thorax and lungs have a degree of elasticity?
Definition
expansion during inhalation puts these structures under elastic tension
Term
volume of air moving in and out of lungs in a person at rest
Definition
tidal volume
Term
vital capacity
Definition
max amount of air that can be expired after a forceful inspiration
Term
insufficient breathing because the blood has abnorally high Pco2
Definition
hypoventilation
Term
hyperventilation 
Definition

excessive breathing 

 

blood has abnormally low Pco2

Term
emphysema
Definition

alveolar wall breaks down and the lung exhibits larger but fewer alveoli

 

lungs become less elastic

Term
oxyhemoglobin is what
Definition
hemogobin that loads up with oxygen in the lungs
Term
CO2 + H20 --> H2CO3
Definition
enzyme carbonic anhydrase
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