Physio Lab Final Flashcards
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1
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Explain the function of the skeletal muscle and how it is innervated.
A
- Contractions aid in the circulation of blood through blood vessels
- Innervated by the Somatic Nervous System (SNS)
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Explain the function of the cardiac muscle and how it is innervated.
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- Specific to the heart
- Helps with pressure circulation around body
- Innervated by the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
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Explain the function of the smooth muscle and how it is innervated.
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- Moves food, urine, and reproductive tract secretions
- Located in hollow organs
- Innervated by the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
4
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Which muscle has intercalated discs?
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Cardiac muscle
5
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How many nuclei does each muscle have?
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Cardiac: 1-2
Smooth: 1
Skeletal: Many
6
Q
Which muscles are striated vs. nonstriated?
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Striated: Cardiac , Skeletal
Nonstriated: Smooth
7
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Which muscles are voluntary vs involuntary?
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Voluntary: Skeletal
Involuntary: Cardiac, Smooth
8
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T/F: all muscles above need calcium ions for contraction
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True
9
Q
Epimysium (Outer)
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Connective tissue that surrounds a muscle
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Perimysium (Middle)
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Connective tissue surrounding a muscle fascicle
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Endomysium (Inner)
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Connective tissue that surrounds a muscle fiber
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Muscle Fascicles
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A bundle of muscle fibers
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Muscle Fibers
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Composed of many smaller fibers called Myofibrils
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Myofibrils
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Contains Myofilaments (Thick and Thin filaments) arranged in repeating functional units known as Sarcomeres
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SarcolEMMa
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the cell MEMbrane
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SarcoPLASM
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the cytoPLASM
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Sarcoplasmic Reticulum
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Storage site for calcium ions
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Triad
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the T-tubule and its flanking terminal cisternae
19
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What are thick filaments composed of? Do they move?
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- Composed of elongated proteins called myosin
- THEY DO NOT MOVE! THINK THICC DOES NOT EXERCISE/MOVE
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What do thick filaments contain?
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Actin binding site
ATP binding site
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What do thin filaments consist of? Do they move?
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- Consist of actin, troponin and tropomyosin
- YES THEY MOVE! THINK THIN PPL ARE THIN BECAUSE THEY EXERCISE/MOVE
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How do you remember actin?
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ACTIN HAS ACTIVE (BINDING) SITES
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Tropomyosin
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Actin-binding protein which regulates muscle contraction by blocking the formation of a crossbridge between thick and thin filaments
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Troponin
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Attached to tropomyosin; regulates the tropomyosin-troponin complex
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How do you remember the types of troponin?
Troponin C: binds to Calcium
Troponin I: binds to Inhibitors
Troponin T: binds to Tropomyosin
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Explain the different parts of the sacromere.
- Z disc: limits of the sarcomere
- M line: middle of the sarcomere
- H band: contains thick filaments only
- I band: contains thin filaments only
- A band: contains both thick and thin filaments
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What is the site of communication between a somatic motor neuron and a muscle cell?
Neuromuscular Junction
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What would happen if drug/poison blocked ACh
receptors?
No electrical impulse or contraction because ACh would not bind
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What would happen if calcium channels on the terminal
cisternae were blocked?
No contraction because calcium would not be released
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According to the sliding filament theory, what is responsible for muscle contraction?
Crossbridge formation
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How do you undo muscle contraction?
Must break the crossbridge formation which happens when an ATP molecule binds and detaches the myosin head from the actin site
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What is the role of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) in the neuromuscular junction?
Breaks down ACh
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How would a low AChE enzyme level impact muscular contraction?
The less ACh that is broken down, the more ACh present
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What solutions had the most prominent, slight, and no contractions in the glycerinated muscle with ATP expirement?
- 0.2% ATP + KCl + MgCl2 had the most prominent
- 0.2% ATP + Distilled water had a slight contraction
- KCl + MgCl2 had no contraction
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The buildup of ____ ___ leads to the burning sensation during exercise.
Lactic acid
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How is ATP generated?
Via cellular respiration
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How does glucose turn into lactic acid?
Glucose -> Pyruvate -> Lactic acid
VIA LACTIC ACID FERMENTATION
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T/F: the right lung has 3 lobes and the left lung has 2 lobes
true
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T/F: the liver is below the left lung
False, it's below the right lung
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T/F: the left lung is shorter
False, the right lung is shorter
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During which zone does gas exchange occur?
Respiratory zone
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What are the structures of the conducting zone?
Nasal cavity
Pharynx
Larynx
Trachea
Bronchi
Terminal bronchioles
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What are the structures of the respiratory zone?
Respiratory bronchioles
Alveoli ducts
Alveolar sacs
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What are air-filled sacs extending from respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, and alveolar sacs?
Alveoli
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The epithelium of an alveolus consists of:
Type 1 and 2 Alveolar Cells
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What is the difference between each alveolar cell?
Type 1 Alveolar Cells: main site of gas exchange
Type 2 Alveolar Cells: produce/secrete surfactant
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What is the role of alveolar macrophages?
Phagocytose dust particles,
debris, and microbes
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What law states that air moves from high to low pressure?
Boyle's law
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How to remember Boyle's law
Pressure of gas is inversely
proportional to volume
- IF VOLUME INCREASES, PRESSURE DECREASES. SO IF THERE IS MORE ROOM, IT IS LESSED CROWDED
- IF VOLUME DECREASES, PRESSURE INCREASES. SO IF THERE IS LESS SPACE, IT IS MORE CROWDED
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What is the formula for Boyle's Law?
P1V1=P2V2
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What muscle is most important for inspiration? How is it innervated?
Diaphragm
Innervated by the Phrenic Nerve
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What separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?
Diaphragm
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What is the dome-shaped skeletal muscle?
Diaphragm
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Is respiration voluntary or involuntary?
Involuntary
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What are the two respiratory controls?
Medulla oblongata
Pons
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What is the role of the Pons?
Controls the rate of breathing
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What is the role of the Medulla Oblongata?
Sends signals to muscles for
breathing
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What is the role of carbonic
anhydrase?
To convert carbon dioxide and water into carbonic acid
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What produces carbonic anhydrase?
Red blood cells
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What does carbonic acid turn into?
A hydrogen ion and a bicarbonate ion
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Formula for Inspiratory Capacity
IRV +TV
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Formula for Functional Residual
Capacity
ERV + RV
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Formula for Vital Capacity
IRV + ERV + TV
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Formula for Total Lung Capacity
IRV + ERV + TV + RV
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Explain antigens vs antibodies
Antigens are in each blood type (A has A antigens, B has B, AB has both, O has neither)
Antibodies are the opposite of each blood type (A has B antibodies, B has A, AB has none, O has both)
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Where would you find antibodies in a blood sample?
Blood plasma
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What happens if an antibody meets an antigen?
Agglutination
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Explain how Rh works.
If Rh is present, it is Rh+.
If Rh is not present, it is Rh-
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What is the universal donor? Universal recipient?
Donor: O-
Recipient: AB+
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In the magic breath experiment, what was the test solution? The indicator?
Test solution: NaOH + DI water + Phenolphthalein
Indicator: Phenolphthalein
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In the magic breath experiment, what is pink an indicator of?
Pink = basic
Clear = acidic (low number)
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What instrument measures the volume of air inspired and expired by the lungs?
Spirometer
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In the blood typing experiment, what did agglutination indicate?
The presence of a particular
antigen
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T/F: The Urinary System is composed of 2 kidneys, 2 ureters, a urethra, and a urinary
bladder
True
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What 4 things does the kidney regulate?
Blood Ph
Blood volume
Blood pressure (Renin-angiotensin pathway)
Blood osmolarity
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Where is the site of filtration?
Renal Corpuscle
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Where is FSH and LH secreted from?
Anterior pituitary gland
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What cells do LH affect?
Interstitial cells (Leydig cells)
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What cells do FSH affect?
Sustentacular cells (Sertoli cells)
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How does estrogen affect the uterine lining?
causes the thickening of it
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How does progesterone affect the uterine lining?
it maintains it
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During which cycle is there follicle development?
ovarian cycle
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How to remember flow of sperm
SEVEn UP
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SEVEn UP
Seminiferous tubules
Epididymis
Vas Deferens
Ejaculatory Duct
Urethra
Penis
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What is the function of the cremaster muscle?
to regulate the temperature of the testicles
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How to remember renal balance
Hematuria: Erythrocytes (RBCs) in the urine
Glucosuria: Glucose in the urine
Proteinuria: Proteins in the urine
Ketonuria: Ketones in the urine
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What does Angiotensin II do?
increases blood volume and blood pressure
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In the glucose test, what reagent was used?
Benedict’s Reagent
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What color was positive? Negative?
Positive was orange-red
Negative was blue
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What structure of the nephron is not working properly if there is glucosuria (glucose in the urine)?
Proximal Convoluted Tubule (PCT)
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What causes glycosuria?
Diabetes or high sugar diets
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In the protein test, what reagent was used?
Biuret Reagent
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What color was positive? Negative?
Positive: Purple
Negative: Blue/clear
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What structure of the nephron is not working properly if
there is proteinuria (protein in the urine)?
Glomerulus
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What causes proteinuria?
High protein diets
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What is the flow of filtrate in the nephron?
Glomerular Capsule
PCT
Nephron loop
DCT
Connecting tubule
Collecting duct
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What is the flow of urine?
Renal Papilla
Minor Calyx
Major Calyx
Renal Pelvis
Ureter
Urinary Bladder
Urethra
Outside body
