Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach (8th Edition)

8th Edition

ISBN: 9780134605197

Author: Dee Unglaub Silverthorn

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 14.2, Problem 3CC

Which is more important for determining flow through a tube: absolute pressure or the pressure gradient?

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Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach (8th Edition)

Ch. 14.1 - A cardiovascular system has what three major...Ch. 14.1 - What is the difference between (a) the pulmonary...Ch. 14.2 - Which is more important for determining flow...Ch. 14.2 - The two identical tubes below have the pressures...Ch. 14.2 - All four tubes below have the same driving...Ch. 14.2 - Two canals in Amsterdam are identical in size, but...Ch. 14.3 - What prevents electrical signals from passing...Ch. 14.3 - Prob. 8CC Ch. 14.3 - Prob. 9CC Ch. 14.3 - Compare the receptors and channels involved in...

Ch. 14.3 - If a myocardial contractile cell is placed in...Ch. 14.3 - A drug that blocks all Ca2+ channels in the...Ch. 14.3 - Which ions moving in what directions cause the...Ch. 14.3 - At the molecular level, what is happening during...Ch. 14.3 - Lidocaine is a molecule that blocks the action of...Ch. 14.3 - What does increasing K+ permeability do to the...Ch. 14.3 - A new cardiac drug called ivabradine selectively...Ch. 14.3 - Do you think that the Ca2+ channels in...Ch. 14.3 - What happens to the action potential of a...Ch. 14.3 - In an experiment, the vagus nerve, which carries...Ch. 14.4 - Name two functions of the AV node. What is the...Ch. 14.4 - Prob. 22CC Ch. 14.4 - Occasionally an ectopic pacemaker {ktopos, out of...Ch. 14.4 - Prob. 24CC Ch. 14.4 - Which chamberatrium or ventriclehas higher...Ch. 14.4 - Prob. 26CC Ch. 14.4 - Prob. 27CC Ch. 14.4 - Prob. 28CC Ch. 14.4 - Prob. 29CC Ch. 14.4 - Why does ventricular pressure shoot up suddenly at...Ch. 14.4 - Prob. 31CC Ch. 14.4 - Prob. 32CC Ch. 14.4 - A persons aortic valve opening has become...Ch. 14 - What contributions to understanding the...Ch. 14 - List three functions of the cardiovascular system.Ch. 14 - Prob. 3RQ Ch. 14 - Prob. 4RQ Ch. 14 - Prob. 5RQ Ch. 14 - Prob. 6RQ Ch. 14 - Prob. 7RQ Ch. 14 - Distinguish between the two members of each of the...Ch. 14 - Prob. 9RQ Ch. 14 - Prob. 10RQ Ch. 14 - What is the proper term for each of the following?...Ch. 14 - List the events of the cardiac cycle in sequence,...Ch. 14 - Prob. 13RQ Ch. 14 - Compare and contrast the structure of a cardiac...Ch. 14 - Prob. 15RQ Ch. 14 - Correlate the waves of an ECG with mechanical...Ch. 14 - Prob. 17RQ Ch. 14 - List and briefly explain four types of information...Ch. 14 - Define inotropic effect. Name two drugs that have...Ch. 14 - Prob. 20RQ Ch. 14 - Police Captain Jeffers has suffered a myocardial...Ch. 14 - Prob. 22RQ Ch. 14 - Prob. 23RQ Ch. 14 - Police Captain Jeffers in question 21 has an...Ch. 14 - Prob. 25RQ Ch. 14 - Prob. 26RQ Ch. 14 - Prob. 27RQ Ch. 14 - A person has a total blood volume of 5 L. Of this...

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