Human Physiology, 14th edition (2016)

438 Chapter 13 Lipids, including cholesterol, are carried in the blood attached to protein carriers ( fig.  13.32 ; also see cha ...

Blood, Heart, and Circulation 439 Ischemic Heart Disease A tissue is said to be ischemic when its oxygen supply is defi- cient b ...

440 Chapter 13 Arrhythmias Detected by the Electrocardiograph Arrhythmias, or abnormal heart rhythms, can be detected and descri ...

Blood, Heart, and Circulation 441 fibrillation. In flutter, the contractions are very rapid (200 to 300 per minute) but are coor ...

442 Chapter 13 First-degree AV node block occurs when the rate of impulse conduction through the AV node (as reflected by the P- ...

Blood, Heart, and Circulation 443 The smallest vessels of the lymphatic system are the lymphatic capillaries ( fig.  13.36 ). Ly ...

444 Chapter 13 Adenoid Tonsil Right lymphatic duct Right subclavian vein Axillary lymph nodes Bone marrow Lymphatics of mammary ...

Blood, Heart, and Circulation 445 Jessica experienced heavy menstruation. This could cause sufficient loss of iron to produce ir ...

446 Chapter 13 This reaction is catalyzed by the enzyme thrombin. Thrombin is derived from prothrombin, its inactive precursor, ...

Blood, Heart, and Circulation 447 The flow of blood from arterioles to capillaries is regulated by precapillary sphincter muscl ...

448 Chapter 13 The activation of factor X occurs in a. the intrinsic pathway only. b. the extrinsic pathway only. c. both the ...

Blood, Heart, and Circulation 449 Performing an ECG measurement on herself for a third time, she sees an area of the strip where ...

Refresh Your Memory Before you begin this chapter, you may want to review these concepts from previous chapters: ■ Pulmonary and ...

Cardiac Output, Blood Flow, and Blood Pressure 451 14.1 Cardiac Output The pumping ability of the heart is a function of the bea ...

452 Chapter 14 Each action potential is accompanied by contraction of the myocardium. Both sympathetic and parasympathetic inner ...

Cardiac Output, Blood Flow, and Blood Pressure 453 As discussed in chapter 12, stretch can also increase the con- traction stren ...

454 Chapter 14 inotropic effect on contractility and (2) through a positive chro- notropic effect on cardiac rate ( fig.  14.5 ) ...

Cardiac Output, Blood Flow, and Blood Pressure 455 Veins have thinner, less muscular walls than do arteries; thus, they have a h ...

456 Chapter 14 14.2 Blood Volume Fluid in the extracellular environment of the body is distrib- uted between the blood and the i ...

Cardiac Output, Blood Flow, and Blood Pressure 457 where P (^) c 5  hydrostatic pressure in the capillary p (^) i 5  colloid osm ...