I. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE HEART I. LOCATION OF THE HEART The heart is located in the chest between the lungs behind the sternum and above the diaphragm. It is surrounded by the pericardium. Its size is about that of a fist‚ and its weight is about 250-300 g. Its center is located about 1.5 cm to the left of the midsagittal plane. Located above the heart are the great vessels: the superior and inferior vena cava‚ the pulmonary artery and vein‚ as well as the aorta. The aortic arch lies
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buffalo hump (fat build up behind neck around C7) Adrenal medulla- center of adrenal gland -produces Epinephrine and norepinephrine - mimic and enhance sympathetic nervous system and response - increase heart rate‚ dilate pupils‚ increase metabolism‚ shunt blood supply (more to skeletal muscle) Lymphatic system- Functions:- produce & maintain lymphocytes to defend against pathogens -return excess fluid that has leaked out of capillary beds to venous circulation Lymphoid organs-
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Many people have a difficult time letting go of their past. When you can’t let go of your past‚ you can’t move forward into the future. In the “Ex-Basketball Player” by John Updike‚ Flick Webb finds himself holding onto the past and not being able to move on. Flick’s disappointment in the present causes him to try and relive the glory days of life that he had in the past. To explore Flick’s disappointment in the present‚ Updike utilizes setting‚ tone‚ and irony. In the first stanza‚ Updike
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STUDY GUIDE FOR FINAL EXAM AP120 CHAPTER 16 Respiratory system (~20) 1) The atmosphere is composed of which gases? 78% nitrogen‚ 21% oxygen‚ .04 carbon dioxide Which gas is most abundant in the air you breath? Nitrogen 2) Define dypsnea – difficult or labored breathing‚ air hunger hyperventilation – breathing rapidly and deeply hypoventilation‚ cyanosis – a blueish color of the skin and mucous membranes and hypoxia – deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues (oxygen levels are
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Name:_____ Tina Wilhite Class: _____HLT-362V-0503 Date: ______01/25/2015 □ EXERCISE 16 Questions to be Graded 1. The researchers analyzed the data they collected as though it were at what level of measurement? a. Nominal b. Ordinal c. Interval/ratio d. Experimental 2. What was the mean posttest empowerment score for the control group? 97.12 3. Compare the mean baseline and posttest depression scores of the experimental group
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Anatomy & Physiology Name____________________________ Ch 10.1 SG (Endocrine Glands) 1. What does the endocrine system consist of? 2. What are hormones? 3. What do hormones influence? 4. How are hormones delivered from endocrine glands to their target organs? 5. Two categories of hormones are ________________ and __________________. 6. Why must insulin be injected‚ yet birth control hormones can be taken orally? 7. How does the control of hormone levels work by
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CHAPTER 1 Coagulation Pathway and Physiology Jerry B. Lefkowitz‚ MD Introduction Our understanding of blood clotting is intimately tied to the history of civilization. With the advent of writing 5000 years ago‚ it could be argued that the first symbols used for blood‚ bleeding‚ or clotting represented the first published coagulation pathway. The ancient peoples of the world always held blood in utmost mystical esteem. Through the ages‚ this esteem has been transmitted to modern times in the
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2. Compare the development of lymphocytes with other formed elements. B lymphocytes develop in red bone marrow‚ T lymphocytes develop in red bone marrow and mature in the thymus; the other formed elements develop in red bone marrow 3. What is erythropoiesis? Which factors speed up and slow down erythropoiesis? Erythropoiesis is the process by which red blood cells (erythrocytes) are produced. If you lose a lot of blood‚ erythropoiesis will speed up; anemia can cause erythropoiesis to slow down
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“ Ageing is a continuous‚ complex‚ and dynamic process that begins with birth and ends with death. And unless we die in our early years‚ each of us will grow old and experience the effects of the ageing process”. (Pirkl‚ 2009). The ageing process and why changes have taken place in the last fifty years. This report discusses the ageing process and why changes have taken place in the last fifty years. The ageing process is a change in an organism overtime and can be referred to as a multidimensional
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PER 368 – Exercise Physiology Name ____Maggie Hoyt_____ Homework Assignment Chapter 08: Cardiorespiratory Responses to Acute Exercise 1. List 6 components of the cardiorespiratory system that occur during acute exercise. 1) Heart Rate 2) Stroke Volume 3) Cardiac output 4) Blood Pressure 5) Blood Flow 6) The Blood 2. As heart rate INCREASES or decreases‚ the intensity of exercise INCREASES or decreases. 3. Define maximum heart rate (HRmax). The Highest HR value achieved in an all-out
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