1. Trace the pathway of blood through the heart and be sure to include all the major vessels, valves and chambers.
2. Discuss the stages in the production of an RBC and describe how each stage differs from the previous one.
3. What antibodies are antigens are present in people with each of the four ABO blood types?
4. Provide the sequence of events for both the intrinsic and extrinsic blood clotting pathways that lead to the formation of fibrin.
5. Provide the sequence of events that leads to dissolving the blood clot.
6. How does intact endothelial cells of vessels prevent inappropriate platelet plug formation.
7. Describe the relationship between the different waveforms of an ECG and the mechanical events of the heart. Which event is associated with the first heart sound? the second heart sound? atrial repolarization, ventricular repolarization, atrial contraction, ventricle contraction.
8. Trace the pacemaker potential and action potential of the SA node with membrane potential on the y-axis and time on the x-axis. In your tracing indicate opening of Na, Ca and K channels.
9. Trace the action potential of a ventricular cardiocyte with membrane potential on the y-axis and time on the x-axis. In your tracing indicate opening of Na, Ca and K channels.
10. Provide the chronological order of the phases of the cardiac cycle and include what is occurring during each of the different phases.
11. Trace one possible pathway of a red blood cell from the left ventricle to the toes.
12. Trace one possible pathway of a red blood cell from the fingers to the right atrium
13. Describe the differences between a continuous capillary, a fenestrated capillary and a sinusoid (where may you find each of the capillary types).
14. Describe the forces that favor capillary filtration? What forces favor reabsorption?