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| The cellular process in which oxygen is used to metabolize glucose. Energy is produced in an efficient manner with minimal waste products. |
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| The cellular process in which glucose is metabolized into energy without oxygen. Energy is produced in an inefficient matter with many waste products. |
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| The amount of blood ejected from the heart in 1 minute (heart rate x stroke volume). |
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| Chemical sensors in the brain and blood vessels that identify changing levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide. |
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| Air that occupies the space between the mouth and alveoli but that does not actually reach the area of gas exchange. |
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| An abnormally low amount of water in the body. |
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| Swelling associated with the movement of water into the interstital space. |
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| A substance that, when dissolved in water, separates into charged particles. |
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| Fraction of inspired oxygen; the concentration of oxygen in the air we breathe. |
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| The pressure within a blood vessel that tends to push water out of the vessel. |
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| An exaggerated response by the immune system to a particular substance. |
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| Inability of the body to adequately circulate blood to the body's cells to supply them with oxygen and nutrients. |
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| The cellular function of converting nutrients into energy. |
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| The amount of air breathed in during each respiration multiplied by the number of breaths per minutes. |
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| Open and clear; free from obstruction. |
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| The study of how disease processes affect the function of the body. |
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| The supply of oxygen to, and removal of wastes from, the cells and tissues of the body, as a result of the flow of blood through the capillaries. |
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| The pull exerted by large proteins in the plasma portion of blood that tends to pull water from the body into the bloodstream. |
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| The inability of the body to adequately circulate blood to the body's cells to supply them with oxygen and nutrients. Also called hypoperfusion. A life threatening condition. |
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| Sensors in the blood vessels that identify internal pressure. |
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| The amount of blood ejected from the heard in one contraction. |
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| Systemic vascular resistance (SVR) |
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| The pressure in the peripheral blood vessels that the hear must overcome in order to pump blood into the system. |
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| The volume of air moved in one cycle of breathing. |
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| V/Q match (Ventilation/perfusion match) |
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| This implies that the alveoli are supplied with enough air and that the air in the alveoli is matched with sufficient blood in the pulmonary capillaries to permit optimum exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. |
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