Exam 3 Old Quizzes

atrioventricular valves

During atrial systole, the _________ _______are open.

mechanoreceptors

Which type of general sense receptor detects pressure changes in walls of blood vessels and in portions of the digestive, reproductive and urinary tracts?

The blood pressure in elastic arteries when the ventricles are contracting

Systolic blood pressure refers to

Turbulence in the blood when the AV valves close during ventricular systole.

The "lupp" sound heard with a stethoscope is caused by

right

The ____ ventricle pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs.

more difficult

The larger the receptive field, the __________ it is to localize the stimulus.

optic disc

The scientific term for "blind spot" is____?

plasma proteins

Which of the following is NOT considered a formed element found in blood?

olfactory epithelium, olfactory nerve, olfactory tract, cerebral cortex, hypothalamus

Which of the following is in the correct order of the olfactory pathway?

nociceptors

Which of these types of receptors responds to pain stimuli?