Anatomy Questions
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Describe how Boyle's Law relates to breathing. Specifically, how does volume changes in the thoracic cavity relate to changes in intra-alveolar air pressure
Circumflex artery curves around and delivers ______________ blood to the _________ side of heart.
Describe how the partial pressure of oxygen in the lung alveoli and within the pulmonary circulation governs the movement and diffusion rate of oxygen from the lungs to the blood
Explain the three distinct ways that carbon dioxide can be transported in the blood and out of the alveolus
outermost layer of the heart tissue, protective covering
In obtaining an oxygen molecule from the atmosphere and moving it to the mitochondria of a muscle cell in the body, know the points where oxygen moves by convection (bulk transport) and where it moves by simple diffusion.
Calculate the rate of diffusion using Fick's law: rate of diffusion (surface area concentration difference) thickness of membrane
Draw out the oxygen-hemoglobin saturation curve (also called the oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve). Relate the partial pressure of oxygen to how saturated hemoglobin will become with oxygen
anterior interventricular artery drops immediately down and delivers _____________ blood to the ______ of heart.
Why are the alkaline secretions of the small intestine and pancreas important?
What structural modifications increase the internal surface area, and thus the absorptive ability, of the small intestines?
Identify the sphincter at the juncture of the ileum and the large intestine.
What cells of the gastric gland secrete gastrin? Why are these cells called enteroendocrine cells rather than exocrine cells?
Name the ducts which converge to form the hepatopancreatic ampulla, the duct that conducts both bile and pancreatic juice into the duodenum.
Where along the GI tract is the greatest amount of water absorbed?
Name and locate the three regions of the small intestine.
What are the digestive end products of each of the dietary macronutrients listed above (#78)?
What type of cartilage are the skeleton in embryos?
Pepsin and pancreatic proteases are secreted in an inactive form. How are each of these types of enzymes activate?
What is the function of lipoprotein lipase? Where in the circulatory system is lipoprotein lipase located?