Description : The closed circulatory system is more efficient. Since blood circulates only inside blood vessels it can do it with more pressure reaching farther distances between the organs where hematosis ... exchange independently from the circulation) are generally slower and have a low metabolic rate.
Last Answer : What is the difference between octopuses and mussels regarding their circulatory systems?
Description : Which of the following nursing interventions is appropriate when caring for the awake and oriented head injury patient? a) Supply oxygen therapy to keep blood gas values within normal range. ... rails and application of mitts are the appropriate interventions in the agitated head-injured patient.
Last Answer : a) Supply oxygen therapy to keep blood gas values within normal range. The goal is to keep blood gas values within normal range to ensure adequate cerebral circulation.
Description : transfer waste filled blood from tissues into the pulmonary circulation -General Knowledge
Last Answer : Capillaries transfer waste-filled blood from tissues into the pulmonary circulation.
Description : Answer: b, c, d Eosinophils constitute 1% to 3% of the leukocyte population of the bloodstream. They also reside in tissues and they exhibit phagocytic capabilities. They are less ... the cycle of events that result in recruitment and activation of inflammatory cells at sites of inflammation
Last Answer : Cellular injury from oxidants may be manifest by which of the following? a. Cell membrane lipid peroxidation b. DNA strand breaks c. Cytoskeletal disassembly d. ATP depletion
Description : Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning oxygen delivery? a. The amount of oxygen delivered to peripheral tissues is dependent upon the oxygen content in arterial blood and cardiac ... O2/dL d. Normal systemic oxygen delivery for a typical adult is approximately 1000 cc/min
Last Answer : Answer: a, c, d The amount of oxygen that is delivered to peripheral tissues is the product of the oxygen content in arterial blood times the cardiac output. Normally, oxygen content of arterial blood is ... of venous blood is 16 cc/dL. Hence, the normal arterial-venous difference is 4 cc O2/dL
Description : When the oxygen to the tissues becomes inadequate, the condition is called (a) hypoxia (b) anoxia (c) asphyxia (d) dyspnoea
Last Answer : Ans:(c)
Description : The following is a pressor peptide that can be generated both in circulation as well as locally in certain tissues: A. Bradykinin B. Angiotensin C. Kallidin D. Plasmin
Last Answer : B. Angiotensin
Description : A prodrug is: A. The prototype member of a class of drugs B. The oldest member of a class of drugs C. An inactive drug that is transformed in the body to an active metabolite D. A drug that is stored in body tissues and is then gradually released in the circulation
Last Answer : C. An inactive drug that is transformed in the body to an active metabolite
Description : Which of the following statements regarding neutrophils are true? a. The neutrophil undergoes final maturation after release into the circulation b. Patients with chronic granulomatous disease have a defective ... proteins d. The normal human neutrophil circulates in the blood for 7-10 days
Last Answer : Answer: b, c The neutrophil is a migratory phagocytic cell that defends the host against bacteria and eliminates necrotic tissue. The neutrophil matures in the bone marrow and is ... phagocytose bacteria, they are unable to kill the intracellular microbes and chronic, unresolved infections result
Description : The following are true about ocular circulation: a. only 4% of the total blood supply to the eye goes to the retina b. the choroidal blood flow in normal people is ten times that of the grey mater ... and choroidal circulation d. a PaCO2 rise of 1 mm Hg induces a 3% rise in retinal blood flow
Last Answer : a PaCO2 rise of 1 mm Hg induces a 3% rise in retinal blood flow
Description : The following are true about renal circulation: a. it accounts for 25% of the cardiac output b. it is regulated predominantly by the autonomic nervous system c. in a normal 70 kg man, renal blood flow is about 1200ml/min d. macula densa cells are found in the efferent arteriolar wall
Last Answer : macula densa cells are found in the efferent arteriolar wall
Description : Which of the following terms refers to an abnormal decrease in white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets? a) Pancytopenia Pancytopenia may be congenital or acquired. b) Anemia ... of WBCs in circulation. d) Thrombocytopenia Thrombocytopenia refers to a lower-than-normal platelet count.
Last Answer : a) Pancytopenia Pancytopenia may be congenital or acquired.
Description : How do the red blood cells carry oxygen to the tissues? -Biology
Last Answer : answer:
Description : What disease occurs when there is an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells which results in fewer red blood cells carrying oxygen to body tissues?
Last Answer : Leukemia
Description : Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning carbon dioxide kinetics? a. The amount of carbon dioxide produced is equivalent to the amount of oxygen consumed b. Carbon dioxide levels ... tissues d. The amount of carbon dioxide excreted is a function of ventilation of perfused alveoli
Last Answer : Answer: a, c, d The total amount of carbon dioxide produced by systemic metabolism is roughly equivalent to the amount of oxygen consumed (100-120 cc/m2/min, 200 cc/min in a typical ... carbon dioxide excreted is a function of ventilation of perfused alveoli (i.e. the alveolar ventilation/min).
Description : All of the following statements about hemorrhagic shock are true except: A. Following hemorrhagic shock, there is an initial interstitial fluid volume contraction. B. Dopamine, or a similar inotropic ... shock, a narrowed pulse pressure is commonly seen before a fall in systolic blood pressure.
Last Answer : Answer: BC DISCUSSION: Hemorrhagic shock is associated with a contraction of the interstitial fluid compartment because of precapillary vasoconstriction and reabsorption of interstitial fluid ... definitive evidence that such solutions are better than standard crystalloid solutions is lacking
Description : Minute, circular discs floating in the blood, which carry oxygen to the tissues, and carbon dioxide away from them, are called (a) White blood corpuscles (WBC) (b) Red blood corpuscles (RBC) (c) Monophylls (d) Erythrocytes
Last Answer : Ans:(b)
Description : A large proportion of oxygen remains unused in the human blood even after its uptake by the body tissues. This O2 (a) acts as a reserve during muscular exercise (b) raises the pCO2 of ... enough to keep oxyhaemoglobin saturation at 96% (d) helps in releasing more O2 to the epithelial tissues.
Last Answer : (a) acts as a reserve during muscular exercise
Description : The figure given below shows a small part of human lung where exchange of gases takes place. Select the option which represents labelled part (A, B, C or D) correctly identified along with its function. ... Exchange of O2 and CO2 takes place here (d) B : Red blood cells - Transport of CO2 mainly
Last Answer : (b) A : Alveolar cavity - Main site of exchange of respiratory gases
Description : 'Diffusion hypoxia’ is likely to occur only after use of nitrous oxide because it: A. Is a respiratory depressant B. Has low blood solubility and is used in high concentration C. Is a very potent anaesthetic D. Interferes with diffusion of oxygen into the tissues
Last Answer : B. Has low blood solubility and is used in high concentration
Description : If a scuba diver suffers from the "bends", this means that which gas is being rapidly released from the blood and tissues? w) oxygen x) hydrogen y) nitrogen z) CO2
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- NITROGEN
Description : The function of the heart is to (1) Supply oxygen to the tissues (2) carry carbon dioxide from the tissues (3) throw away waste materials (4) pump blood to different parts of the body
Last Answer : pump blood to different parts of the body
Description : Which organ supplies a human's bloodstream with oxygen from the air, which can then be taken through the blood to the muscle cells of the arm?
Last Answer : The lungs supplies the bloodstream with oxygen. When we breathe in, out lungs fill with oxygen and that oxygen is taken to the heart to keep our body going.
Description : Immunodeficiency: a) A localized protective reaction of tissue to irritation, injury, or infection, characterized by pain, redness, swelling, and sometimes a loss of function b) A disorder or deficiency ... effect and damage the liver. e) It is an immunity disorder which is genetically transferred.
Last Answer : Ans: B
Description : Plants are dried up in winter due to frost because – (1) Evaporation does not take place (2) Photosynthesis does not take place at such low temperature (3) Respiration does not take place at low temperature (4) There is mechanical loss of tissues and drought condition prevails
Last Answer : (4) There is mechanical loss of tissues and drought condition prevails Explanation: Respiration does not rely on the sun, so it is possible for plants to respire around the clock. The rate of respiration ... drought in that frozen water is unavailable to the plant. The air is very dry as well.
Description : The condition known as pseudomembranous colitis is associated with a. Excessive antibiotic use in the intestine. b. Invasion of the tissues by Streptococcus mutans. c. Swollen lymph nodes. d. The secondary stage of syphilis.
Last Answer : a. Excessive antibiotic use in the intestine.
Description : Which of the following terms refers to enlarged, red, and tender lymph nodes? a) Lymphadenitis Acute lymphadenitis is demonstrated by enlarged, red and tender lymph nodes. b) Lymphangitis ... refers to a condition in which chronic swelling of the extremity recedes only slightly with elevation.
Last Answer : a) Lymphadenitis Acute lymphadenitis is demonstrated by enlarged, red and tender lymph nodes.
Description : Plants are dried up in winter due to frost because (1) Evaporation does not take place (2) Photosynthesis does not take place at such low temperature (3) Respiration does not take place at low temperature (4) There is mechanical loss of tissues and drought condition prevails
Last Answer : There is mechanical loss of tissues and drought condition prevails
Description : The following are true about platelets: a. they are formed in the bone marrow from megakaryocytes. b. their life span in circulation is about 30 days c. in a normal person, 20% of the platelets are found in the spleen. d. they contain adenosine diphophate and serotonin.
Last Answer : they contain adenosine diphophate and serotonin.
Description : Body tissues obtain oxygen from haemoglobin because of its dissociation in tissues caused by
Last Answer : Body tissues obtain oxygen from haemoglobin because of its dissociation in tissues caused by A. Low ... concentration D. High `CO_(2)` concentration
Description : If a necrotizing soft tissue infection is considered, therapy mandates: a. Empiric administration of antibiotics active against gram-positive, gram-negative, and anaerobic bacteria b. Due to usually ... is mandatory d. The use of hyperbaric oxygen has been demonstrated to be clearly advantageous
Last Answer : Answer: a, c Identification of a necrotizing, soft tissue infection mandates immediate operative intervention with aggressive resection of all involved tissues and empiric ... remains without controlled trials demonstrating any additional benefits derived from hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Description : How carbon monoxide, emitted by automobiles, prevents transport of oxygen in the body tissues? (a) By forming a stable compound with haemoglobin (b) By obstructing the reaction of oxygen with haemoglobin (c) By changing oxygen into carbon dioxide (d) By destroying the haemoglobin
Last Answer : (a) By forming a stable compound with haemoglobin
Description : Which one of the following statements is incorrect? (a) The principle of countercurrent flow facilitates efficient respiration in gills of fishes. (b) The residual air in lungs slightly decreases the ... in birds. (d) In insects, circulating body fluids serve to distribute oxygen to tissues.
Last Answer : (b) The residual air in lungs slightly decreases the efficiency of respiration in mammals.
Description : Which one of the following is one of the paths followed by air or O2 during respiration in the adult male Periplaneta americana as it enters the animal body? (a) Spiracle in ... prothorax, tracheoles, trachea, oxygen diffuses into cells (d) Hypopharynx, mouth, pharynx, trachea, tissues
Last Answer : (a) Spiracle in metathorax, trachea, tracheoles, oxygen diffuses into cells
Description : Regarding retinal metabolism: a. insulin is essential for the uptake of glucose by the retina b. anaerobic metabolism predominates c. the pigment retinal epithelium stores glycogen and supplies the need of the retina d. the demand of oxygen is met entirely by the central retinal artery
Last Answer : anaerobic metabolism predominates
Description : The amount of oxygen transported to tissue by one litre of blood under strenous exercise condition is approximately :-
Last Answer : The amount of oxygen transported to tissue by one litre of blood under strenous exercise condition is approximately :- ... . 50 ml C. 15 ml D. 150 ml
Description : Scar formation is part of the normal healing process following injury. Which of the following tissues has the ability to heal without scar formation? a. Liver b. Skin c. Bone d. Muscle
Last Answer : Answer: c Every tissue in the body undergoes reparative processes after injury. Bone has the unique ability to heal without scar and liver has the potential to regenerate parenchyma, the only organ ... scar (cirrhosis) as well. With these exceptions, all other mature human tissues heal with scar
Description : Vitamin E is particularly important for (1) development of teeth (2) carbohydrate metabolism (3) normal activity of sex glands (4) general health of epithelial tissues
Last Answer : (3) normal activity of sex glands Explanation: Vitamin E is an antioxidant that protects body tissue from damage caused by substances called free radicals. Free radicals can harm cells, tissues, and ... body use vitamin K. It also helps widen blood vessels and keep blood from clotting inside them.
Description : Vitamin E is particularly important for – (1) development of teeth (2) carbohydrate metabolism (3) normal activity of sex glands (4) general health of epithelial tissues
Last Answer : (3) normal activity of sex glands Explanation: Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant that helps improve circulation. Apart from sexual desire itself, circulation is the most important component ... which affects your body's ability to produce sex hormones that promote reproductive system function.
Description : During which step of cellular carcinogenesis do cellular changes exhibit increased malignant behavior? a) Progression During this third step, cells show a propensity to invade adjacent tissues and ... of cellular DNA. d) Prolongation No stage of cellular carcinogenesis is termed prolongation.
Last Answer : a) Progression During this third step, cells show a propensity to invade adjacent tissues and metastasize.
Description : The articular surface of the normal temporomandibular joint are lined with, A. A specially adapted, highly fibrous tissue B. Hyaline cartilage C. Chondroitin-6-phosphate D. Highly vesiculated tissues
Last Answer : A. A specially adapted, highly fibrous tissue
Last Answer : normal activity of sex glands
Description : The electrical energy necessary to power a sound-powered telephone's small vibrating bell is obtained from _________. A. the emergency batteries for the general alarm B. each station's hand-cranked generator C. the emergency switchboard D. normal 115 volt DC supplies
Last Answer : Answer: B
Description : Materials used in the normal operation of a business but not related to primary business operations are called what? a. Supplies b. Direct materials c. Indirect materials d. Daily stuff
Last Answer : c. Indirect materials
Description : Under normal condition 100ml blood deliver `________________`
Last Answer : Under normal condition 100ml blood deliver `________________` A. 4 ml `O_(2)` B. 10ml `O_(2)` C. 5ml `O_(2)` D. 25 ml `O_(2)`
Description : Under normal physiological condition every 100 ml of oxygenated blood can deliver ____ml of `O_(2)`
Last Answer : Under normal physiological condition every 100 ml of oxygenated blood can deliver ____ml of `O_(2)`
Description : Acidosis is the condition in which the blood pH is abnormally low. Alkalosis is the condition in which the blood pH is abnormally high. Normal pH levels for the human blood are between 7.35 and 7.45 - slightly alkaline.
Last Answer : How does the breathing process correct acidosis?
Description : What can I do to improve my blood circulation?
Last Answer : Yoga.