A hematocrit measures the percentage of blood that is comprised of RBC’s and can determine a needed transfusion. Fluid volume in the blood affects hematocrit values. Hematocrit levels rise with an increase in the number of RBC’s or a decrease in the plasma volume. An elevated hematocrit is most often associated with severe burns‚ diarrhea‚ and dehydration‚ where water in tissues decreases. The low level of plasma water concentrates the RBC’s leading to the condition‚ hemoconcentration. An elevated
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Name ________________________ Date ________________ Endocrine System Physiology R E V I E W S H E E T E X E R C I S E 4 (Activity 2‚ 3‚ & 4) A C T I V I T Y 2 Plasma Glucose‚ Insulin‚ and Diabetes Mellitus 1. What is a glucose standard curve‚ and why did you need to obtain one for this experiment? Did you correctly predict how you would measure the amount of plasma glucose in a patient sample using the glucose standard curve? _A glucose standard curve is a method for identifying
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Danielle Rollins Cardiovascular Physiology Activity 1 1) Explain why the larger waves seen on the oscilloscope represent ventricular contraction. The ventricular contraction is when the blood is sent through the whole body as opposed to the atrial contraction that sends the blood to the heart and lungs. 2) Explain why the amplitude of the wave did not change when you increased the frequency of the stimulation. (Hint: relate your response to the refractory period of the cardiac action
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Session 1- PhysioEx Exercise 11—Kyle 1. List the following values from Chart 1: Hematocrit value for healthy male living at sea level in Boston 48 Hematocrit value for healthy female living at sea level in Boston 44 2. Were the values listed in question 1 within normal range? Yes 3. Describe the difference between the male and the female hematocrit for an individual living in Boston. The secretion of erythropoetin from the kidneys stimulates testosterone in males. Erythropoetin makes
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CD with the Lab exercises. PhysioEx 9.0 Lab Exercise text (REQUIRED) Author: Zao et al Text Publisher: Pearson Benjamin Cummings ISBN: 9780321905413 (text only) ISBN: 9780321929648 (text and CD package) ISBN: 9780321907127 (PhysioEx 9.0 with 9.1 updates -CD only) 3. If the PhysioEx 9.0 text is purchased alone – there is online access to the labs after the student registers following the instructions in the front of the text. If you purchase a used PhysioEx 9.0 text‚ there is a fee to
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Determination is a positive emotion that involves persevering towards a difficult goal in spite of obstacles.[1][2] Determination occurs prior to goal attainment and serves to motivate behavior that will help achieve one’s goal. Empirical research suggests that people consider determination to be an emotion; in other words‚ determination is not just a cognitive state‚ but rather an affective state.[3] In the psychology literature‚ researchers have studied determination under other terms‚ including
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Neurophysiology of Nerve Impulses ACTIVITY 1 The Resting Membrane Potential 1. Explain why increasing extracellular K+ reduces the net diffusion of K+ out of the neuron through the K+ leak channels. If the extracellular K+ increases then the concentration of intracellular K+ will decrease causing a decrease in the steepness of the concentration gradient and fewer K+ ions would be drawn out. 2. Explain why increasing extracellular K+ causes the membrane potential to change to a less negative
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LAB ONE: Exercise 4 – Endocrine System Activity 1: Metabolism and Thyroid Hormone Part 1: 1. The normal rat had the fastest basal metabolic rate. 2. The metabolic rates differed between the normal rat and the surgically altered rats because the surgically altered rats didn’t have a thyroid or pituitary gland and therefore‚ the normal rat had a faster basal metabolic rate. The results turned out to be the way I predicted them to be. 3. T3 and T4 would be missing in the animal’s blood
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Determination In “The Glass Castle” we see many different possibilities pertaining to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. We see the father‚ Rex and one of the daughters‚ Maureen‚ who fall victim to Maslow. Then there’s Jeanette and the mother‚ Rose Mary who have both seemed to achieve self-actualization regardless of their hardships. Traditionally‚ Maslow’s Hierarchy is thought to be achieved by working up from the bottom of the pyramid to get to the top. However‚ in “The Glass Castle” this is not particularly
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ACTIVITY 1: THE RESTING MEMBRANE POTENTIAL 1. Explain why increasing extracellular K+ reduces the net diffusion of K+ out the neuron through the K+ leak channels? When the diffusion is greater on one side‚ the other side will slow down. 2. Explain why increasing extracellular K+ causes the membrane potential to change to a less negative value. How well did the results compare with your predictions? There are two potassium’s for every sodium so the increase of potassium will make it more
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