OMSA Exam 1 Actual Final Certification

OMSA Exam 1 Actual Final Certification Deoxygenated blood flows from the right ventricle into: - CORRECT ANSWER-the pulmonary artery Blood flow from the right side of the heart to the left side of the heart is called: - CORRECT ANSWER-pulmonary circulation The heart contracts to pump blood during: - CORRECT ANSWER-systole Blood flows from the heart through the body in the following order: - CORRECT ANSWER-arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venues, veins AACVV Oxygen is carried in the blood primarily: - CORRECT ANSWER-on the hemoglobin molecule Oxygen depleted blood is found where? - CORRECT ANSWER-in the right atrium Oxygen saturation in a healthy patient breathing room air should be at least: - CORRECT ANSWER-97% The maximum amount of oxygen that a person's blood is able to carry is called what? - CORRECT ANSWER-oxygen capacity The percentage of actual oxygen carried combined with total capacity is called what? - CORRECT ANSWER-oxygen saturation Internal respiration takes place when? - CORRECT ANSWER-oxygen is transported from capillaries to the cells Gas exchange (uptake of 02, elimination of C02) during respiration occurs where? - CORRECT ANSWER-in the alveolar sacs In the healthy patient, the respiratory centers that control breathing are most sensitive to what? - CORRECT ANSWER-carbon dioxide The MAIN centers for nerve control of respiration are located where? - CORRECT ANSWER-in the brainstem The patient's tidal volume is: - CORRECT ANSWER-the amount of air inhaled and exhaled with normal breathing