Exam #3 (Nov 7/14) Flashcards
(133 cards)
When we breathe in it’s called?
Inspiration
When we breathe out it’s called?
Expiration
When we breathe deeply what is left in our system?
Residual Air
What controls our breathing in our nervous system?
Medulla Oblongata (structure in back of brain in brain stem)
What is tidal volume?
500mL, it is what we breathe normally
When pressure outside body is more than 760?
Air will come in
When pressure outside body is less than 760?
Air will go out
What is the volume of expiratory reserve?
1200mL
What is the volume of inspiratory reserve?
3100mL
How many nephrons are there in each kidney?
1 million
What is the function of nephrons?
To produce urine
Urethra in females is how long?
2 inches
Urethra in males is how long?
8 inches
Process how urine passes?
2 Kidneys –>million nephrons in each that form urine
- -> Ureter - has two tubes –> Urinary bladder –> urethra
- produce 1-2 cups or urine*
In our food we have protein, dna and rna that break down….
Protein –> Uric Acid
DNA –> Urea
RNA –> Creatinine
What are nephrons loaded with?
Blood vessels
What are the 3 things that happen in the nephrons?
- Filtration - substances are lost
- Osmosis - flow from high to low
- Active Transport - low to high concentration, lost substances are restored
What percentage of blood passes through the kidney every minute? And why?
25%
To clean the blood
- If not cleaned by kidney then need dialysis
Process how blood is is cleaned
Aorta, renal arteries, bad blood comes out renal veins that join Inferior Vena Cava
If body water content drops 5%?
Feel thirsty
If body water content drops 10%?
Feel ill
If body water content drops 20%?
Death
Sensory receptors in skin for?
Touch, temperature, pain and pressure
What is Olfactory Nerve?
In the nasal cavity, 1st nerve