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List of Hormones
Stimulates secretion of tsh and p...,
Stimulates secretion of acth,
Stimulates secretion of lh and fsh
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Thyroid Gland
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Lung Volumes and Capacities
Volume inspired or expired with e...,
Additional amount of air that can...,
Amount of air that can forcibly b...
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Cough
Acute cough,
Subacute cough,
Chronic cough
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Dyspnea
Chest tightness or constriction,
Increased work or effort of breat...,
Air hunger need to breathe urge t...
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CAP
Phases in lobar pneumococcal pneu...,
Initial phase w the presence of p...,
Presence of erythrocytes in the c...
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VAP and HAP
Episodes of pneumonia not associa...,
The greatest difference b w vap a...,
3 factors which are critical in t...
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Asthma
Syndrome characterized by airflow...,
Heterogenous disease characterize...,
Asthma
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COPD
Characterized by persistent respi...,
Persistent respiratory symptoms a...,
Major physiologic change in copd
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Principles in Muscle Physiology
Increase amount of work increase ...,
Continued stimulation staircase e...,
The larger the nerve signal deliv...
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Blood Vessels
Transports blood under high press...,
Highest point of resistance in th...,
Receives blood directly from capi...
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GLUT TRANSPORTERS
Rbcs brain cornea placenta,
Beta cellskidneys 2 liver 2 lobes...,
Brain placenta
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Circuitry of Cardiovascular System
Contains stressed volumehigh pres...,
Control conduitsmay rapidly dilat...,
Largest total cross sectional are...
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Hemodynamics
Highest arterial bpmeasured after...,
Lowest arterial bpheart relaxed d...,
Difference b w sytolic and diasto...
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Cardiac Electrophysiology
Represents atrial depolarization,
Initial depolarization of ventricles,
Depolarization of ventricles
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Cardiac Action Potential
Plateau of action potential,
Pacemaker of the heart,
Accounts for the pacemaker activi...
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Autonomic Effects on HR and CV
Chronotropic,
Dromotropic effects,
Ionotropic
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Cardiac Muscle and Cardiac Output
Contractile unit of myocardial ce...,
Maintain cell to cell adhesion,
Present at intercalated diskslow ...
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Cardiac Cycle
Preceded by p wavenot essential f...,
Begins during qrs complexc wave1s...,
Atrial fillingventricular pressur...
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Microcirculation and Lymph
Starling forcescapillary hydrosta...,
Occurs when interstitial fluid ex...,
Increase capilllary hydrostatic p...
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Lung Volumes and Capacities
Volume inspired or expired w each...,
Olume that can be inspired over a...,
Volume that can be expired after ...
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Lung Surfactant
Cell that produces surfactant,
Main component of surfactant,
Active component of surfactant
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Important Formulas (Cardio)
Blood pressure,
Cardiac output,
Velocity
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Control of Breathing
Main respiratory centerbasic rhyt...,
Supplements effect of drg during ...,
Upper pons locationshortens time ...
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Body Fluids
60 of body weight,
Marker for tbw,
Marker for ecflarge molecule that...
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Renal Reabsorption and Secretion
Para aminohippuric acid is an org...,
The para aminohippuric acid trans...,
Para aminohippuric acid is the su...
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Renal clearance, glomerular filtration and renal blood flow
A renal clearance ratio greater t...,
A renal clearance ratio greater t...,
The renal clearance of any substa...
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Renal tubular physiology
Site of glomerulotubular balance,
The result of solute reabsorption...,
Is defined as the ability of each...
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RAAS
Angiotensin ii acts on the portio...,
Activation of the renin angiotens...,
Antidiuretic hormone activation o...
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Renal Electrolyte Regulation
The concentration gradient for po...,
The distribution of potassium acr...,
Hyposmolarity can be a cause of h...
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Renal Sodium and Water Regulation
Opiates are a stimulatory inhibit...,
Ahh is released by _______ of pit...,
Channels in the luminal membranes...
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Renal Endocrine
Is the principal circulating form...,
The enzyme is responsible for the...,
Vitamin d3 which can be acquired ...
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Renal Acid Base Regulation
In the bicarbonate buffer system ...,
Nh3 in the section of the nephron...,
In the kidney most of the bicarbo...
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GI Anatomy and Physiology
The submucosal plexus is also kno...,
The artery supplies the pancreas ...,
The artery supplies the liver the...
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GI Motility
The nerve is responsible for the ...,
Postganglionic sympathetic fibers...,
The intrinsic extrinsic component...
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Chewing and Swallowing
In the pharyngeal phase of swallo...,
Breathing continues stops during ...,
The voluntary act of swallowing i...
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Pancreatic Secretion
Pancreatic enzymes are synthesize...,
________ which is secreted by the...,
Sympathetic stimulation inhibits ...
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Bile Secretion and Enterohepatic Circulation
The rate limiting enzyme for the ...,
When duodenal pressure is low hig...,
Biliverdin is converted to the ye...
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GI BRS
Released from neurons in the git ...,
Site of secretion of intrinsic fa...,
Vibrio cholerae causes diarrhea b...
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Endocrine Anatomy and Physiology
Blood levels of many hormones var...,
The type of hormone interaction o...,
The hypothalamic pituitary target...
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Hunger and Satiety (Hypothalamus)
Ghrelin is secreted by gastric ce...,
Anorexigenic neurons from the arc...,
Leptin has a n acute chronic acti...
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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
The adrenocorticotropic hormone r...,
Adrenocorticotropic hormone relea...,
A decreased release of corticotro...
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Growth Hormone (Somatotropin)
The growth spurt that people enco...,
In a woman that is pregnant growt...,
One of somatostatin s actions in ...
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Prolactin and Oxytocin
Due to its structural similarity ...,
In the hypothalamus oxytocin is m...,
Oxytocin is a pituitary hormone t...
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ADH
Factors that increase adh secretion,
Factors that decrease adh secretion
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Thyroid Hormone
The material in the center of a t...,
The increased oxygen consumption ...,
The freshly synthesized thyroid h...
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Insulin
Pancreatic alpha beta cells synth...,
In insulin synthesis the cleavage...,
The insulin receptor is a recepto...
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Glucagon
The main action of glucagon is to...,
Gluconeogenesis is stimulated inh...,
In the starving state insulin glu...
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Synthesis of Adrenocortical Hormones
Aldosterone synthase an enzyme us...,
Hormone secreted by the hypothala...,
The secretion of corticotropin re...
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Cortisol
The hypothalamic hormone that con...,
Cortisol decreases bone formation...,
The immune and inflammatory respo...
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Testosterone
98 percent of circulating testost...,
At the hypothalamus increased lev...,
In the prostate the enzyme conver...
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Estrogen and Progesterone
The hormone predominantly secrete...,
In pregnancy is the hormone that ...,
Estrogen increases decreases the ...
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Menstrual Cycle
During the luteal phase basal bod...,
The hormone estradiol causes cerv...,
Ovulation occurs days before mens...
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Gastric Cells and Secretions
Contains mucus neck cells parieta...,
Contains g cells and mucus cells,
Secretes mucus and hco3
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Cell Membranes
Basic unit of the human body,
Approximate number of human cells...,
Approximate number of human cells
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Diffusion Potential, Resting Membrane Potential, Action Potential
Refers to intracellular charge,
Exhibited only by excitable cells...,
Characteristics of true ap
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Neuromuscular and Synaptic Transmission
Tissue macrophage that act as sca...,
Macroglia that forms myelin in th...,
Macroglia that send processes tha...
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Neurotransmitters
Created by choline acetyltransfer...,
Found in the locus coeruleus of p...,
Secreted mainly by adrenal medull...
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Skeletal Muscles
Skeletal muscles,
Detects changes in muscle length,
For voluntary muscle contraction
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Cardiac Muscles
Relies on both intracellular and ...,
Dt na influx,
Brief period of repolarizationdt ...
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Smooth Muscles
Phosphorylates and activates myos...,
Dephosphorylates and deactivates ...,
Binds with calcium
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Autonomic Nervous System
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Autonomic Centers and Cerebral Cortex
Vasomotor center respiratory cent...,
Micturition centerpneumotaxicapne...,
Temperature regulationthirst food...
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Sensory Nerve Fiber
Bundles of axons joined together ...,
For temporal and spatial fidelity,
Less energy requiring
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Somatosensory Pathways and Tactile Receptors
Uses large myelinated fibers type...,
Uses smaller myelinated fibers ty...,
Crude touch temperature pressure
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Chemicals and NTs Involved in Pain Modulation
Nucleus raphe magnum and spinal d...,
Locus ceruleus,
Periaqueductal gray matter
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Vision
Ability to bend light,
Fixed refractive power,
Variable refractive power
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Hearing
Measured in hertzdirectly correla...,
Measured in decibelsdirectly corr...,
For sound localization and sound ...
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Olfaction
Only neurons capable of reproduction,
Detects scent,
Detects noxious and painful stimu...
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Taste
Not true neuronsa type of chemore...,
Anterior 2 3 of the tongue,
Posterior 1 3 of the tongue
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Motor Systems
Most important role of gamma moto...,
Stretch reflex myotatic reflex or...,
Clasp knife reflex golgi tendon r...
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Cerebellum
For control of balance and eye mo...,
For planning and initiation of mo...,
For synergy controls rate force r...
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Basal Ganglia
Basal ganglia components,
Primary function of basal ganglia,
Main neurotransmitter
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EEG Waves
Disappears when a patient s eye i...,
Awake aroused alert stateeyes ope...,
Early stage of slow wave sleepbra...
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Language
Non dominant or representational ...,
Dominant in languagelesion causes...,
Receptive aphasia can say but can...
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Memory
Knowing what,
Knowing how,
Lasts minutes involve mere chemic...
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Blood Brain Barrier
Components of blood brain barrier,
Csf blood,
Csf blood
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Temperature Regulation
Center for thermoregulation,
Detected temp set point temp,
Detected temp set point temp
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Baroreceptor Reflex
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Regulation of Blood Pressure
Center responsible for regulation...,
Acute control,
Long term control
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Starling Forces
Starling equation,
If fluid movement is positive,
If fluid movement is negative
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Causes of Edema
Increased capillary hydrostatic p...,
Decreased capillary oncotic pressure,
Increased filtration coefficient
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FEV1 and FVC
Volume of air expired after one s...,
Total volume of air expired of fo...,
Fev1 fvc normal value
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Mechanics of Breathing
Main muscle for normal inspiration,
Main muscle for normal expiration,
Muscles for forced inspiration
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Oxygen Transport
Normal values of hemoglobin,
Hgb o2,
Hgb carbon monoxide
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Oxygen Deprivation
Hypoxia decreased oxygen delivery...,
Hypoxemia decreased pao2,
Ischemia loss of blood flow
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V/Q Defects
V q ratio,
High v q,
Low v q
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Control of Breathing
Components for control of breathing,
Creates the basic respiratory rhythm,
Modifies the basic respiratory rh...
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Overview of Blood Cells
Fluid medium of the blood non cel...,
Plasma minus clotting proteins an...,
Essential component of clotting s...
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WBCs, Immunity and Infection
Innate immunity1st linenon specif...,
Adaptive immunity2nd linespecific...,
Links innate to adaptive immunity
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Antibodies and Complement Proteins
Most abundant type in the serumsm...,
Most produced antibody overall in...,
Largestresponsible for primary im...
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Antigenicity of Blood and Tissues
Antigen groups most likely to cau...,
Type a,
Type b
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Hemostasis
Steps of hemostasis,
Due to local myogenic spasm et 1,
Platelet adhesion
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Inflammation and Wound Healing
Phases of wound healing,
Major inducer of acute phase reac...,
Involved in cachexia in cancer an...
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Physiology in Special Environments
The energy system used in the fir...,
After 10 seconds and for the next...,
This is used for unlimited time a...
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Nephron, Renal Clearance, RBF, GFR
Structural and functional unit of...,
Cortical nephron,
Juxtamedullary nephron
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Renal Tubular Systen
Movement from glomerular capillar...,
Movement from tubules to intersti...,
Movement from peritubular capilla...
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Renal Regulation of Urea,Phosphate, Calcium and Magnessium
Adh increases permeability of the...,
Solute that increases maximum uri...,
Calcium 24 meq l
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