Unit 2A Flashcards

1
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Define capillary exchange

A

Involves filtration and Reabsorption

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2
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Name of all the ways that capillary exchange happens

A

Diffusion, transcytosis and bulk flow

Dtb

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3
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Difference between filtration and reabsorption

A

From capillaries into interstitial fluid
From blood pressure (heart)

And reabsorption from interstitial fluid into capillaries.
From viscosity proteins like albumin

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4
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Which pressures favor filtration?

A

Hydrostatic pressure

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5
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Which pressures favors reabsorption

A

Osmotic

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6
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what is NFP?

A

Whether fluids leave or enter capillaries depends on net balance of pressures: filtration and Reabsorption

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7
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The starling law of capillaries…

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About 85 % goes back to your veins and escaped fluid is 3/ liters a day. By lymphatic capillaries

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8
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Edema is the abnormal amount of I.F if filtration exceeds reasorption

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the abnormal amount of I.F if filtration exceeds reasorption.

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9
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What are the two results of edema

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Excess filtration, inadequate reasorption

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10
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Why is edema commonly observed at late pregnancy

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The obstruction posed by the uterus on the inferior vena cava, and this decreases cardiac output, leads to a fall in blood
pressure

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11
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A pulse is a ….

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pressure wave related to the heart beat

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12
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Where can the pulse be measured?

A

Radial, brachial, and common carotid artery , femoral, popliteal and dorsal

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13
Q

Measuring Blood Pressure
BP provides information
about…

A

Systemic vascular
resistance

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14
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korotkoff sounds are

A

Sounds heard while taking blood pressure

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15
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What is MAP. Stand for

A

Mean of arterial pressure

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16
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Which factors affect blood pressure

A

Cardiac output CO, blood volume, peripheral resistance to arteries

17
Q

the major componets of lymph does NOT include :

18
Q

Which of the following is NOT an example of lymphatic tissue ?

A

Microvilli

19
Q

The __________ tonsils are the largest, and their surgical removal (tonsillectomy) used to be one of the most common surgical procedures performed in children.

20
Q

________ participate in both Cell-mediated and Antibody-mediated immunities.

A

Helper T cells

21
Q

_____ is not involved in Cell-mediated immunity.

A

plasma cells

22
Q

Which of the following is common in the distal small intestine?

A

Aggregated lymphoid nodule

23
Q

One characteristic of the immune response is specificity. This means that __________.

A

immunity is directed against a particular pathogen

24
Q

The__________ show(s) a remarkable degree of degeneration (involution) with age.

25
Complement C3b protein coats bacteria and stimulates phagocytosis by __________.
Neutrophils and macrophages
26
These anti-microbial substances promote cytolysis, phagocytosis and inflammation.
Defensins
27
Transferrin and ferritin are considered anti-microbial proteins. Because they inhibit certain bacteria by reducing the available ________ through binding.
Iron
28
__________ is not a cardinal sign characteristic of inflammation.
Loss of function
29
These anti-microbial substances will diffuse to neighboring uninfected cells and reduce production of viral proteins.
Interferons
30
When an enemy cell is present, a(n)__________ secretes perforins, which bore a hole in the enemy cell membrane.
Natural killer cell
31
Which of the following WBCs are NOT considered the second line defense?
Lymphocytes
32
The first line defense does NOT INCLUDE _________.
Inflammation
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