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Sarah Kassahn
Physiology Study Stack Part 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When the adrenal cortex is stimulated to increase its secretion of aldosterone, the first thing that happens is a(n): | increase in the kidney tubule reabsorption of sodium. |
| Excessive fluid in the pleural cavity would be most likely to cause: | decreased vital capacity. |
| Which type of breathing is characterized by repeated sequences of deep gasps and apnea, and is usually seen in people with increased intracranial pressure? | Biot's breathing |
| Which organ has several functions, including defense, hematopoiesis, red blood cell and platelet destruction, and blood reservoir? | spleen |
| Lymphocytes that kill many types of tumor cells and cells infected by different kinds of viruses are known as | natural killer cells |
| Adaptive immunity, part of the body's third line of defense, is orchestrated by two different classes of a type of white blood cell called the | lymphocyte |
| The difference between systolic pressure and diastolic pressure is called? | pulse pressure |
| A decrease in the amount of white blood cells is called | Leukopenia |
| Starling's law of the heart states that, within limits, the longer, or more stretched, the heart fibers are at the beginning of the contraction, the | Stronger the contraction |
| Which two factors promote the return of venous blood to the heart? | blood-pumping action of respirations and skeletal muscle contractions |
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