The Medical Education Corner: January 2013

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Check chapter 22 is there. See you !!!

1. If the thymus failed to produce thymic hormones, which population of lymphocytes would be affected?

2. Why do lymph nodes enlarge during some infections?

3. Which of the following is a dangerous consequence of lymphedema in a limb?

4. What effects do pyrogens have in the body?

5. A decrease in the number of cytotoxic T cells directly affects which type of immunity?

6. How does the absence of helper T cells affect the antibody-mediated immune response?

7. Which kind of immunity protects a developing fetus, and how is that immunity produced?

8. A tumor cell has developed and begun to divide in Amy’s liver. What type of immune cells will be able to detect and kill the tumor cells?

1. Why does blood pressure increase during exercise?

2. While standing in the hot sun, Sally begins to feel light-headed and faints. Why?

3. Why is blood pressure higher in the aorta than in the inferior vena cava?

4. How is mean arterial pressure (MAP) determined?

5. Why are valves located in veins, but not in arteries?

6. Mr. Petit has been prescribed an ACE inhibitor. What effect will this have on his body?

7. A patient in the ER has lost 1.5 liters of blood. Which of the following help restore venous return and improve cardiac output?

8. Which of the following is a unique characteristic of arteries, when compared to veins?

The chapter 21 is there!! Please check your e-mail for the key words for the test # 1. See you!!

The region between the two pleural cavities that contains the heart and great vessels is called the .....
Which layer of pericardium touches the heart
Why is the left ventricle more muscular than the right ventricle?
What factor could cause an increase in the size of the QRS complex of an electrocardiogram recording?
Why is there no wave corresponding to atrial repolarization on an ECG reading?
What is the most important factor in considering cardiac function over time?
What is the effect of NE binding to adrenergic receptors?
How does damage to the cardioinhibitory center of the medulla affect heart rate? Why?

What accounts for males’ HCT (~46) being higher than females’ HCT (~42)
Why is it important that when iron binds to oxygen that this is a temporary and reversible interaction?
Under normal conditions, what is the fate of the globular proteins of a recycled hemoglobin molecule?
All of the following EXCEPT ___ are characteristics of all types of WBCs
Why can’t a person with Type A blood safely receive blood from a person with Type B blood?
Cirrhosis is a consequence of chronic liver disease where the tissue becomes fibrotic. How could this disease impact the blood?
In which organ are most plasma proteins synthesized?
Which characteristics of blood contribute to its high viscosity?
Andrew has blood type O negative. What type of blood can he receive from a donor? Why?
Which type of WBC is found in greatest numbers in an infected cut?