cardio, Cns, Git Flashcards

1
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Medium sized deep arteries are often accompanied by two veins called

A

Venae comitantes

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2
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Resembles capillary but are thin walled blood vessels, irregular cross diameter and are wide

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Sinusoids ( found in BM, spleen, liver and some endocrine glands)

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3
Q

Direct connections occur between arteries and veins without the intervention of capillaries are called

A

Arteriovenous anastomoses

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4
Q

Lymphatic system

A

Thymus and Lymph nodes

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5
Q

Lymphatic vessels found in all tissues EXCEPT

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CNS, eyeball, internal ear, epidermis of skin, cartilage, bone

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6
Q

Controls voluntary activities

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Somatic nervous system

Autonomic- involuntary

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7
Q

Spinal nerves

A

31 pairs

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8
Q

Cervical and brachial plexuses

A

Upper extremity

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9
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Lumbar and sacral ext

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Lower ext

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10
Q

Carries nerve impulses away from the central nervous system

A

Efferent fibers

Motor fibers - efferent fibers in skeletal muscle

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11
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Origin of efferent fibers (anterior foot)

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Anterior gray horn of spinal cord

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12
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Carries impulses to the CNS

A

Afferent fibers (posterior root)

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13
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Sensations that sensory fibers are concerned with

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Touch, Pain, Temperature, Vibrations

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14
Q

Smallest veins are called

A

Venules

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15
Q

Connecting arterioles to venules

A

Capillaries

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16
Q

How many pairs of cranial nerves

A

12 pairs

Spinal nerves - 31 pairs

17
Q

Mucous membranes

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Lining of organs or passages that communicate with the surface of the body

Lamina propria - layer of connective tissue
Muscularis mucosa

18
Q

Serous membranes lining the wall of cavity

A

Parietal layer

19
Q

Serous membrane covering the viscers

A

Visceral layer

20
Q

Parietal layer of serous membrane is developed from

A

Somatopleure

21
Q

Visceral layer is developed from

A

Splanchnopleure

22
Q

Venous plexuses

A

Smaller veins/ Tributaries unite to form larger veins

23
Q

Joining branches of arteries

A

Anastomosis