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When blood volume is higher than normal, an increase in venous return: a. increases heart rate. b. decreases heart rate. c. decreases stroke volume. d. constricts capacitance vessels.which of the following statements about resistances arranged in parallel is correct?a. each resistance has a different flowb. total flow is proportional to the length of the tubesc. total resistance is less than the individual resistances d. all resistances are the sameWhich of the following statements about capillaries is true? a. Capillary walls have a thick smooth muscle layer. b. Capillary walls have endothelial cells. c. Capillary walls have elastic tissue. d. Resistance is highest in the capillary beds.During a cardiomyocyte contraction, which of the following steps would decrease the cytosolic calcium concentration faster? a. Opening of ryanodine receptors. b. Decreased myosin ATPase activity. c. Phospholamban phosphorylation. d. Opening of L-type calcium channels.what is the key difference between central and obstructive sleep apnea?a. Greater ventilatory drive in obstructive apnea. b. Higher chemoreceptor activity in central apnea.c. Higher chemoreceptor activity in obstructive apnea.d. Lower ventilatory drive in obstructive apnea.The right ventricle has ____________ walls than the left ventricle. Therefore, the right ventricle produces ____________ pressure than the left ventricle. a. less --- less b. thicker --- more c. longer --- more d. thinner --- lessWhich of the following statements about the hematocrit is correct? a. It represents red blood cell content. b. It is normally higher in women than in men. c. It depends on hepatic blood production. d. It is the top cell layer after blood centrifugation.____________ receives blood from the systemic circulation; ____________ receives blood from the pulmonary circulation. a. Left atrium --- right ventricle b. Right atrium --- right ventricle c. Right atrium --- left atrium d. Left atrium --- left ventricleonce the anaerobic threshold is reached during exercise, _____ because ______a. ventilation increases ---- arterial Pco2 decreasesb. ventilation increases ---- arterial Po2 increasesc. ventilation increases ---- arterial Pco2 increasesd. ventilation increases ---- arterial pH decreasesWhen end-diastolic volume increases, stroke volume ______________ because ________________. a. increases ---- myofilament calcium sensitivity increases b. increases ---- thin and thick filament overlap improves c. decreases --- cytosolic calcium decreases d. does not change --- end-systolic volume is the sameJohn Doe underwent emergency neck surgery last week after a severe car accident. During the operation, the surgeons found that both phrenic nerves were cut and the diaphragm was completely paralyzed. What lung volumes and capacities will be affected the most? a. Residual volume. b. Functional residual capacity. c. Expiratory reserve volume. d. Inspiratory reserve volume.The positive chronotropic effect of increased sympathetic activity is due to: a. faster phase 0 depolarization. b. faster phase 4 depolarization. c. longer phase 2 plateau. d. longer phase 3 repolarization.Which of the following conditions would increase net filtration pressure in a systemic capillary? a. Left ventricular failure. b. Aortic stenosis (narrowing). c. Stenosis (narrowing) of the right AV valve. d. Decreased arterial blood pressure.change of which of the following factors would have the greatest effect on vascular resistance?a. hematocrit b. blood densityc. hydrostatic pressured. vessel diameterwhich of the following statements about the determinants of cardiac output is correct?a. venous return determines afterloadb. acetylcholine increases cardiac contractility c. arterial pressure determines preload d. heart rate can influence preloadWhich of the following is an early step in cardiomyocyte contraction? a. calcium influx via L-type calcium channels. b. depolarization of the sarcoplasmic reticulum. c. increased calcium ATPase activity. d. calcium binding to troponin.Blood clotting is initiated by: a. increased velocity of capillary blood flow. b. contact with positively charged epithelial surfaces. c. increased interstitial tissue pressure. d. contact with collagen underneath endothelial cells.in the ____, blood flow is continuous and blood pressure approaches 0 mmHga. veinsb. capillaries c. arterioles d. aortathe disease process in COPD may include significant loss of alveolar walls. because of this, we predict that:a. total lung compliance decreasesb. alveolar surface tension decreasesc. quiet expirations are not passive d. quiet inspirations are not passivein complete absence of muscle activity, the respiratory system:a. is at residual volume (RV)b. is at functional residual capacity (FRC)c. has total elastic recoil outd. is furthest away from total lung capacity (TLC)
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