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Undergraduate 2
06/10/2011

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Term
gas exchance
Definition
The primary function of the respiratory system is ______
Term
ventilation
Definition
The process of taking air into and out from the lungs is ___________
Term
conducting
Definition
The _____ airways warm,humidify,and filters air
Term
37
Definition
The temperature of air in teh alveolie is ______ C
Term
conducting
Definition
The _____ airways are involved with humidifying the air to a relative 100% saturation.
Term
systemic
Definition
The diffusion of O2 from blood to tissue to support aerobic metabolism is _____ gas exchange
Term
respiration
Definition
Cellular _____ utilizes and produces CO2 as a metabolic waste
Term
pulmonary
Definition
The diffusion of O2 from air into blood at the alveoli is part of ____ gas exchange
Term
respiratory
Definition
The presence of alveoli indentifies the beginning of _____ airways
Term
PH balance
Definition
The secondary function of the respiratory system with the urinary system is _______
Term
pharynx
Definition
The upper respiratory system consists of teh conducting airwqays all the way down to and including the ______
Term
nasal bone and maxilla
Definition
The bony structure of the external nose includes teh _____ amd _______
Term
hyaline
Definition
Both the nasal cartilage and the septal cartilage are composed of ____ cartilage
Term
ethmoid and vomer
Definition
The bony structure of the nasal septum includes the superiorly located _____ and teh inferiorly located ______
Term
pseudostratified
Definition
The lining of the nasal cavity is _______ epithelium
Term
maxilla,palatine bone
Definition
The hard palate consists of the anteriorly located ________ and the posteriorly located ________
Term
nasal conchae
Definition
The three ______ create turbulence while breathing through the nostrils
Term
superiornasal conchae
Definition
The olfactory epithelium is associated with the _____________
Term
inferiornasal conchae
Definition
The nasolacrimal duct opens underneath the ________
Term
maxillary,sphenoid,frontal,ethmoid
Definition
The four paranasal sinuses include the _____,_____,_____,_____
Term
nasopharynx,oropharynyx,laryngopharynx
Definition
The throat is subdivided into three regions called the _____,_____,______
Term
oropharynx,laryngopharynx
Definition
The ______ and ______ of the throat have a lining of stratified squamous epithelium because food and liquid pass over their surface during swallowing
Term
nasopharynx
Definition
The ______ of the throat has a lining of pseudostratified columnar epithelium and is not involved with swallowing or the digestive process
Term
palatine,pharyngeal
Definition
The _____tonsils are associated with the oropharynx and the ______ tonsils are associated with the nasopharynx
Term
larynx
Definition
The voice box or _____ begins the lower respiratory system
Term
cricoid
Definition
The _____ cartilage serves as a landmark for a tracheotomy
Term
thyroid
Definition
The adams apple is the more prominent _____ cartilage in males
Term
epiglottis
Definition
The _____ is the cartilage that covers teh opening to the airway during swallowing
Term
hyaline
Definition
Most of the cartilage of the voicebox is _____ cartilage
Term
epiglottis
Definition
The _____ of the larynx has a framework of elastic cartilage
Term
arythenoid,vocal cords
Definition
Movement of the ______ cartilage places tension on the ______ to change pitch
Term
vestibular
Definition
The ____ folds do not produce sound but help close the glottis during swallowing
Term
laryngitis
Definition
______ refers to inflammation of the voicebox
Term
C,esophagus
Definition
The trachea has _____ shaped cartilage rings that open to the posteriorly located ______ of the digestive system
Term
pseydostratified,carnia
Definition
The trachea has _____ shaped cartilage rings that terminates at the prominent cartilage called the ______
Term
heimlich
Definition
The _____ maneuver helps expel inhaled objects causing a person to choke
Term
valsalva
Definition
The _______ maneuver is forced expiration against a closed glottis and should not be practiced during defaction
Term
hyaline cartilage,smooth muscle
Definition
The bronchial tree has a decreased amount of ________ and an increased amount of _________ as the airways branch and become more numerous
Term
hyaline cartilage,columnar
Definition
Histologically,the distinguishing feature between a bronchus and a bronchiole is the presence of ______ and a _____ epithelium
Term
segmental
Definition
the ____ bronchi enter into the bronchopulmonary segment
Term
primary
Definition
the ___ bronchi are the first branches from the trachea
Term
secondary,secondary
Definition
The right lung has three _____ bronchi and the lung has two ______ bronchi
Term
terminal
Definition
The _____ bronchiloes enter the basic lung unit called a _____ and end the conducting airways
Term
respiratory
Definition
The ______ bronchioles have the presence of air sacs and serve as the beginning of respiratory airways
Term
alveolie,simple squamous
Definition
The _____ are the site of gas exchange and they have lining of _______ epithelium formed by type 1 alveolar cells
Term
surfactat
Definition
The type II alveolar cells secrete _____ which lowers surface tension
Term
macrophage,pneumonia
Definition
The _____ are phagocytic help prevent bronchities from developing into lung imflammation called ______
Term
bronchial
Definition
Asthma is assocatied with histamine and other inflammatory chemicals increasing mucus secretion and _____ constriction
Term
elasticity
Definition
The ability of the lung to deflate and return to resting volume is ____ and is diminished with emphysema
Term
surface tension
Definition
______ is the attractiveness of water molecules to one another that can cause collapse alveoli
Term
surfactant
Definition
Premature infant often have infant respiratory distress syndrome due to inadequate secretion of ______
Term
compliance
Definition
The ability of the lung to inflate for a give pressure difference is ___ and is diminished with pulmonary fibrosis
Term
diaphargm,external intercoastal muscles
Definition
The main muscles for inspiration are the _____ and the _____
Term
sternocleidmastoid,pectoralis minor,scalenes
Definition
Muscles faciliatating inspiration include the _____,_____,_____
Term
internal intercoastals,rectus abdominis,external oblique,internal obliques, transverse abdominis
Definition
Muscles involved with forceful expiration inclue the ____ and the abdominal muscles ____,____,____,_____
Term
boyles
Definition
____law states that pressure is inversely proportional volume
Term
alveolar,atmospheric
Definition
Inspiration during quiet breathing requires a ____ pressure around 2mm Hg lower than ___ pressure and depends on muscle contraction
Term
alveolar,atmospheric
Definition
Expiration during quiet breathing requires an _____ pressure and depends on muscle contraction
Term
alveolar, atmospheric
Definition
forceful expirations always require muscle contraction and can develop a ____ pressure 20mm HG greater than ____pressure
Term
FRC
Definition
muscle contraction is involved in active inspiration in inflate the lung volume greater than the resting lung volume called _______
Term
FRC
Definition
Active expiration involved muscle contraction to deflate the lungs more rapidly or lower the lung volume below ____
Term
residual volume
Definition
The volume of air remaining in the lungs after a maximum expiration is _____
Term
tidal volume
Definition
The usual movement of air into and out from the lungs is ______
Term
vital capactity
Definition
The maximum amount of air moved in a single breath is ____ and only depends on gendar,height and age
Term
dead
Definition
The ___ space is the region without alveoli and explains how dogs,cats,and even birds can pant without hyperventilating
Term
pulmonary fibrosis,emphysema,vital capactity
Definition
The restrictive disease is ____,____ would decrease ____ but have a normal Force Expiratory Volume in 1 sec (FEVI_
Term
asthma,copd,vital capacity
Definition
An obstructive disease like _____ or ______ would have a normal _______ but have a decreased force expiratory volume in 1 sec
Term
alveolarventilation
Definition
The actual flow of "new" air reaching teh alveoli is _____
Term
medulla oblongata
Definition
The main rhythmicity center for breathing is in teh VRG found in the brain stem region called the ____
Term
pons
Definition
The pontine respiratory center is in the ____ of the brain stem and modifies the basic breathing pattern
Term
medulla oblogata,carotid arteriesmaortic arch
Definition
Chemoreceptors the affect breathing are located in the ____ where they are called central chemoreceptors and in the ____ and ____ where they are called peripheral chemoreceptors
Term
central,peripheral
Definition
The _____ chemoreceptors are sensitive to Pco2 and the pH and the ____ are also sensitive to low pO2 levels
Term
propioceptor
Definition
The _____ reflex increases breathing when we move our joints during exercise
Term
deflation,inflation
Definition
The ____ reflex limits lung deflation and ____ reflex limints in lung distension
Term
daltons
Definition
____ law relates the air pressure to the partial pressure of all the gases present
Term
henrys
Definition
_____law relates the amount of gas dissolved in liquid as a flunction of the pressure,solubility and temperature
Term
nitrogen
Definition
The gas in greatest amount within the atmosphere is _____
Term
carbon dioxide
Definition
The gas found in the least amount in the athmosphere that is produced by aerobic metabolism is ____
Term
partial
Definition
The diffusion of gas from the alveoli to the capillary depends on a difference in the ____pressure
Term
arterial,venous
Definition
The blood gases o2 and co2 are relatively constant in systemic ____blood but are more variable in systemic ____ blood
Term
heme(fe)
Definition
Most oxygen is transported in blood bound to the ____ portion of hemoglobin
Term
four,oxyhemoglobin
Definition
Each molecules of hemoglobin can transport a maximum of ____ o2 in which case it is called _____
Term
oxy-hemoglobin dissociation
Definition
The amount of oxygen binding to hemoglobin depends on the relationship between po2 and hemoglobin affinicty called the _____
Term
increase,co2 or decrease
Definition
The hemoglobin affinity of oxygen decreases with a ____ co2 or a ____
Term
increased
Definition
The hemoglobin affinity of oxygen decreases with a _____ temperature
Term
methomoglobin
Definition
Oxidized iron in the hemoglobin is called _____and does not bind o2
Term
carboxyhemoglobin
Definition
_____ refers to carbon monoxide binding to hemoglobin that prevents o2 transport
Term
sickle cell
Definition
_____ anemia has a characterisitc change in the RBC shape with low oxygen
Term
fetal,thalassemia
Definition
Both _____ and ____ versions of normal hemoglobin have greater affinity for o2 making less o2 avaiable for delivery to the tissue
Term
carbaminohemoglobin
Definition
The formation of _____ from co2 binding to non-heme sites is teh cause for change in the affinity of hemoglobin for o2 in the presence of co2
Term
bicarbonate
Definition
Most of the co2 transported in systemic venous blood is in the form of _____
Term
plasma
Definition
Around 10% of co2 transport is dissolved in the _____of blood because co2 is much more soluble than o2
Term
cabonic anhydrase
Definition
The enzyme _____ assists in the formation of carbonic acid
Term
pulmonary,systemic
Definition
The pressure in the _____ circulation is less than the ___ circulation because the resistance is 1/10 as much
Term
edema
Definition
Less filtration occurs in the pulmonary capillaries than the systemic capillaries which prevents pulmonary _____
Term
vasoconstrict
Definition
Blood vessels ____in response to decrease PO2 or increased PCO2 to help match blood flow to lung ventilation
Term
kidney,ureters,urinary bladder,urethra
Definition
The four main organs of the urinary system are the _____,____,____,_____
Term
adrenal
Definition
The _____ gland superiour to the kidney secretes the hormone aldosterone which affects the kidney in retaining sodium and secreting potassium
Term
erythroproeitin
Definition
The kidney can function as an endocrine gland by secreting _____which stimulates RBC(erythrocyte) production
Term
calcitrial
Definition
The kidney activates vitamin D to ____ which enhances calcium absorption
Term
ph
Definition
The lungs and the kidney help maintain ____balance by controlling carbon dioxide and bicarbonate(HCO3-)
Term
pressure
Definition
The kidney helps with long term maintences of blood ____ by regulating electrolyte concentration and blood volume
Term
osmolarity
Definition
The electrolyte concentration is regulated by the kidneys so that the ____ is maintained around 290mOsm
Term
glucongenesis
Definition
The kidneys can increase the glucose concentration of blood through _____
Term
ureter
Definition
The ____ transports urine to a distensible organ for temporary storage
Term
ureter,urinary bladder
Definition
Both the ___and the ____have mucosa completely lined by transitional epithelium
Term
stratified squamous epithelium
Definition
Near the external surface of the skin, teh urethra has a mucosa of _____
Term
calcium oxalate,uric acid,calcium phosphate
Definition
Formation of kidney stones composed of ___,_____and _____ can obstruct teh ureter and prevent urine flow
Term
rugae
Definition
The urinary bladder has internal folds like the stomach called ____
Term
trigane
Definition
Bladder infection ofeten persist in the floor of urinary bladder called the _____ becuse of its trinagular shape between the three orifices
Term
detrusor
Definition
The three layers of smooth muscle of the urinary bladder are called the ____muscle
Term
internal,external
Definition
The ____urethral sphincter is smooth muscle and the ___urethral sphincter is skeletal muscle
Term
urethra,external urethral
Definition
Females are more susceptible to cystitis(bladder infection) than males due to a shorter ____and the closeness of the ___ orifice to the anus
Term
urination
Definition
The ____reflex is initiated when the urine volume of bladder exceeds 300 to 400ml
Term
mechano-receptors
Definition
Activity of ____,a type of sensory receptor,initiate a sense of fullness and the need to urinate
Term
external
Definition
Central inhibition of your ability to contract the ____urethral sphincter may occur when urine volume exceeds 600 ml and you may wet yourself if you try to hold your bladder too long
Term
incontinence
Definition
_____refers to teh inability to control urination and infants require diapers and the elderly may require "depends"
Term
prostatic,membranous,penile
Definition
The male urethra is subdivided into the ____,_____,and _____urethra
Term
prostatic
Definition
Urinary retention may occur in males due to benign prostatic hypertrophy(BPH) constricting teh _____urethra
Term
retroperitoned
Definition
The kidneys are located ____behind the serous membranes of the abdominal cavity
Term
capsile
Definition
The dense connective tissue covering the kidney is the renal _____
Term
fasica
Definition
The renel ____is a thin layer of connective tissue that anchors the kidney and the adrenal gland to the abdominal wall
Term
hilum
Definition
The indentation of the kidney at which teh ureter and blood vessels are attached is the ____
Term
pyramids
Definition
The renal ____are conical shaped structures within the medulla of the kidney and they terminate with an extension called the renal papilla
Term
cortex
Definition
The renal ____is the outer layer of the kidney where the glomerulus are found
Term
cortex
Definition
The renal _____is the outer layer of the kidney where the glomerulus are found
Term
columns
Definition
Extensions between the conical shaped structures are the renal columns and they are considered extensions freom the renal cortex
Term
pelvis
Definition
The rena ___is a funnel shaped cavity that drains urine into the ureter
Term
pelvis
Definition
The renal ____is a funnel shaped cavity that drains urine into the ureter
Term
minor calyz
Definition
Urine drains from a renal papilla into a ______
Term
abdominal aorta
Definition
The renal arteries are a branch of the ____and provide blood flow to the kidneys
Term
inferior vena cava
Definition
The renal veins drain blood from the kidney into the ____
Term
interlobular
Definition
The _____vessels are small arteries and veins found in the renal cortex
Term
arcuate
Definition
The ____vessels are small arteries adn veins found separating the renal pyramid from the renal cortex
Term
interlobar
Definition
The ____vessels are small arteries and veins found in the renal column
Term
segmental
Definition
The ____arteries are renal artery subdivisions that do not have a corresponding vein
Term
glomerulus
Definition
The ____is an unusual capillary netweork because it is between teh afferent arteriole adn effernt arteriole
Term
peritubular cappilaries,vasa recta
Definition
The _____are typical capillary networks in the renal cortex and the _____ are loop like capillary networks in the renal pyramid
Term
glomerulus,glomerulus capsule
Definition
A renal corpuscle is located in the renal cortex and consists of a ____and a ____
Term
simple cubodial
Definition
The proximal tubule,distale tubule and collecting duct consists of ____epithelium
Term
principle,intercalated
Definition
The collecting duct epithelium contains contains ____ cells and ____cells
Term
simple squamous,simple cubodial
Definition
The loop of Henele has a thin segment composed of ____epitheliym and a thick segment composed of ____epithelium or maybe simple columnar cells
Term
cortical
Definition
The ____nephrons have a glomerulus in the outer portion of the renal cortex and a short loop of Henele
Term
juxtamedullary
Definition
The ____nephrons have a glomerulus deep in the renal cortex and a long loop of Henel
Term
juxtamedullary aparatus
Definition
The ______consists of juxtaglomerular cells of the afferent arteriole and macula densa of the loop of Henele and are involved with both renal autoregulation and maintenance of systemic blood pressure
Term
reabsorption
Definition
The process of returing substances and water from teh renal tubules to blood is ____
Term
secretion
Definition
The process of moving additional substances from blood to renal tubules is _____
Term
filtraton
Definition
Substances and water movement from the glomerulus to the glomerular capsule is ______
Term
excretion
Definition
____is the removal of substance and water from the kidney
Term
high,arteriolar,high
Definition
The glomerulus has ___filtration than a typical skeletal muscle capillary network because it is a ___capillary and the hydrostatic pressure is ____than a typical skeletal muscle capillary network.
Term
RBCS,plama protein,podocytes
Definition
Filtrate does not normally have ____ or ____ that are found in blood due to filtration slits formed by the ___cells
Term
autoregulation
Definition
Renal ____refers to a relatively constant renal blood flow despite flucuation in systemic blood pressure
Term
myogenic,tubuloglomerulatar
Definition
Both the ____mechanism and the _____mechanism contribute to this constant renal blood flow
Term
autoregulation
Definition
Renal _____refers to a relatively constant renal blood flow despite fluctuation in systemic blood pressure
Term
myogenic,tubuloglomerulatar
Definition
Both the ____mechanism and the ____mechanism contribute to this constant renal blood flow
Term
sympathetic,renin angiotension
Definition
Extrinsic control to renal blood flow include neural control through the ____nervous system and hormonal control through teh ____system
Term
glomeruluar filtration rate
Definition
The _____or GFR is maintained fairly constant at 125ml/min in males and 105 ml/min females
Term
99%
Definition
Normally,approximenely,_____ of the filtrate is reabsorbed in the kidneys and only 1 to 2 liters of urine are excreted due to a persons hydration level
Term
paracellur,transcelluar
Definition
____reabsorption moves between epithelial cells and ___reabsorption moves through the epithelial cell
Term
osmosis
Definition
Water can only move passively by ____,from areas of low solute concentration to areas of high solute concentration
Term
facultative,obligatory
Definition
_____water reabsorption is controlled by ADH in the collecting duct and ____water reabsorption follows solutes as they are reabsorbed
Term
loop of henele
Definition
Around 15% of the filtrate is reabsorbed in the ____in a process called a countercurrent multiplier
Term
thin,thick
Definition
The countercurrent multiplier has water reabsorption in the ____ segment and sodium chloride reabsorption is the ___segment
Term
urea
Definition
Recycling of ____in the inner renal pyramid also contributes to teh osmotic gradient
Term
distal tubule,aldosterone
Definition
Fine tuning of sodium reabsorption occurs in the ___under the influence of the hormone _____
Term
collecting duct, ADH
Definition
Fine tuning of water reabsoprtion occurs in the ____under the influence of the hormone ____
Term
distal tubule,aldosterone
Definition
Potassium is actually secreted in the ____under the influence of hormone ____
Term
proximal
Definition
Even though glucose is filtered at the glomerulus,glucose does not normally appear in urine because it is actively reabsorbed in the ___until a transport maximum
Term
diabetes mellitus,renal plasma threshold
Definition
One of the symptoms of the disease ____occurs when glucose concentration reaches the ____in the blood and glucose appears in the urine
Term
collecting ducts
Definition
Bicarbonate reabsorption and hydrogen ion secretion by intercalted cells in the _____help maintain pH balance
Term
ACE
Definition
The enzyme ____located primarly in blood vessls of the lung converts angiotension I to angiotension II
Term
renin
Definition
The juxtaglomerular apparatus is involved with pressure regulation by secreting the enzyme ____which converts angiotensinogen to angiotension I
Term
ADH
Definition
Diabetes insipidus is a result of inadequate action of the hormone _____
Term
GFR
Definition
The clearance of inulin or creatinine which are primarily just filtered is a measure of _____
Term
renal blood flow
Definition
The clearance of PAH which is completely removed from renal blood is a measure of _____
Term
dehydration
Definition
Excess water loss that increases the electrolyte concentration of the extracellular space and contributes to triggering thirst from the hypothalmus is ____
Term
intoxication
Definition
Excess consumption of water that dilutes out the electrolytes of the extracellular space is _____
Term
acetazolamide
Definition
A carbonic anhydrase inhibitor like _____prevents bicarbonate (hco3-)reabsorption
Term
aldactone
Definition
An aldosterone antagonist like ___prevents NA+seecretion
Term
mannitol
Definition
An osmotic diuretic like ____is not reabsorbed and retains water in the collecting duct
Term
alchol,pituitary
Definition
___is a diuretic that prevents secretion of ADh from the ___gland
Term
thiazides
Definition
The action of _____diuretics like Diuril on the distal tubule is not completely known but it involves inhibition of na+ and cl- reabsorption
Term
caffeine
Definition
____in coffee and mt dew is a diuretic that inhibits na+ reabsorption
Term
lasix
Definition
A loop diuretic like ____prevents the countercurrent multiplier formation of an osmotic gradient in the renal pyramid
Term
parathyroid hormone
Definition
Calcium reabsorption from the distal tubule of the nephron is increased by the hormone ____
Term
aldosterone
Definition
Potassium excretion from the kidneys is increased by the hormone ____which acts primarlu on the collecting ducts
Term
ADH
Definition
The hormone ____increases water retention in the kidneys by making the collecting duct more permeable to water
Term
hypokalemia
Definition
___refers to a low potassium concentration which can occur with a loop diuretic
Term
hyperkalemia
Definition
____refers to a high potassium concentration
Term
hyperkalemia
Definition
_____refers to a high potassium concentration
Term
hyponatrenia
Definition
____refers to a low sodium concentration
Term
hypernatremia
Definition
_____refers to a high sodium concentration
Term
7.35-7.45
Definition
The normal pH in humans is approximately ____
Term
acidosis
Definition
The pH lower than normal caused by excessive H+(fixed acids)is metabolic ____
Term
alkalosis
Definition
A pH higher than normal caused by hyperventilation is respiratory ____
Term
acidosis
Definition
A pH lower than normal caused by not breathing is respiratory _____
Term
alkalosis
Definition
A pH higher than normal caused by gastric vomitting or ingesting too many antacids is metabolic _____
Term
bicarbonate
Definition
The main way the body regulates blood pH is through ___buffer system
Term
H2PO4,NH4+
Definition
The kidneys can excrete excess H+_ as ___ or ____
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