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Terrified by the stories of large scale slave revolts in other regions, the 2-day slave rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia in 1831 led by this religiously motivated enslaved man prompted a wave of paranoia and harsher laws against both emancipation and attitudes towards African Americans in the South.

An infant is noted to squat during play and has cyanosis with poor weight gain. Which congenital heart defect most likely explains these findings?

A 37 year old patient with severe cerebral palsy, shortness of breath (SOB), and chronic heart failure (CHF) was admitted to a local hospital.  His coronary angiogram reveals thrombosis in the circumflex branch of the left coronary artery.  What condition could result from blockage of blood flow in the circumflex branch?  (Hint: stenosis = narrow; insufficiency = leaky)

Chronic hypertension contributes to arterial damage that most directly increases the risk for which of the following complications?

What is the equivalent resistance of this circuit? What is the voltage across and current through resistor R3?

A patient who has a spinal injury develops a respiratory infection. Which one of the following diagnoses would make the patient the MOST susceptible to respiratory problems?

The brachialis is known as a “pure” elbow flexor

Question #11 has multiple questions and is related to Question #10 above.  Type your answers A-G in the box below. Opus’ condition continues to worsen and he suffers an infarction of the left ventricle, resulting in acute congestive heart failure. Answer the following:  (Point totals for each question are stated;  12 points total) A.  Will the acute pulmonary edema INCREASE or DECREASE the ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP) within the left ventricle?  [Write your Increase or Decrease answer below.  (1 point)] B.  Will the acute pulmonary edema INCREASE or DECREASE perfusion through the coronary arteries?  (1 point) C.  Describe how the pulmonary edema and the pressure change within the left ventricle will effect blood perfusion through the coronary arteries to the subendocardial plexus. (2 points) D.  Will the acute pulmonary edema INCREASE or DECREASE oxygen diffusion in the lungs?  (1 point) E.  Describe how the pulmonary edema will effect lung oxygenation. (2 points) F.  If Opus’ condition worsens and he develops cardiogenic shock, list three specific ways the body will respond in an attempt to improve cardiac output?  (3 points)  G.  Briefly explain how the compensatory mechanisms you listed above (d) might result in a harmful manner to the patient.  (2 points)

A patient in distributive shock has low blood pressure and warm skin. What explains this clinical presentation?

In reference to photosynthesis, in what structure within the chloroplast does the light-dependent reactions occur?