Physiology Midterm Review Crossword

The difference between the intrapleural pressure and the intra-alveolar pressure.
Which component of blood makes up the most volume?
The smallest airways in the conducting zone.
What do type 2 alveolar cells secrete?
Maximum volume of air that can be expired following a maximum inspiration:
Most reabsorption of water and solutes occurs in the:
The most important buffer in extracellular fluid:
Decrease in the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen when carbon dioxide binds to hemoglobin.
What do juxtaglomerular cells secrete?
Increase in alveolar ventilation to match increased metabolic demands.
Where is the Sodium-Potassium pump located?
Renin secretion stimulates the release of:
Converts Angiotensin 1 to Angiotensin 2:
Abnormal SA nodal firing can cause _____ arrhythmias.
____ channels open after the cell repolarizes and allow sodium and potassium ions to cross the plasma membrane.
Decrease in cardiac blood flow to levels insufficient to provide adequate oxygen to tissues of the heart.
End diastolic pressure is also referred to as:
The change in volume per unit change in distending pressure:
A hormone secreted from C cells of the thyroid gland that decreases reabsorption of Calcium in the kidneys:
Where is the greatest proportion of total blood volume at rest?
Conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin is a proteolytic reaction catalyzed by:
Angiotensin 2 stimulates the posterior pituitary to secrete
___ anemia is caused by a deficiency of IF, which is required for absorption of Vitamin B12.
Secreted by cells of the atria in the heart in response to distension of the atrial wall
New bicarbonate is synthesized in the ___ tubules.
A lower FVC is indicative of _____ pulmonary disease.
A low FEV is indicative of _____ pulmonary disease.
The most abundant nephrons in the kidneys are ___ nephrons.
During low to moderate exercise, the dominant adjustment in respiration is increased _____.
During intense exercise, increases in ventilation are contributed to increased ____ of respirations.
In what form is nitrogen primarily eliminated from the body?
___ chemoreceptors indirectly respond to changes in CO2.
____ chemoreceptors respond directly to changes in CO2 and Hydrogen ion concentration.