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For questions 8-10, choose the best answer based on the diagram below. The diagram demonstrates the primary forces that drive fluid into and out of the capillary.

14) The initial depolarization of the cardiac muscle cell (phase 0) is in part due to the rapid and short-duration influx of what ion?

For questions 20 and 21, match the numbers 4 & 5 with the accurate term below that defines what activity is occurring in the cardiac cycle (in the diagram shown) at that time

7) According to Poiseuille’s Law, which factor most impacts the volume of liquid that flows through a vessel?

Answer the questions 26-28 below in regards to this patient. A patient has an end diastolic volume (EDV) of 150 ml and an end systolic volume (ESV) of 100 ml. 

24) What is the correct rate for this rhythm? (3 second hashmarks are in bright pink and at the bottom of the strip, in this example). 

10) How does the net filtration pressure (NFP) impact fluid moving between the capillaries and the interstitium?

2) How does an increase in hematocrit level affect blood viscosity?

16) Explain what is happening at phase ‘2’ in the figure of the cardiac myocyte action potential.

30) What does ejection fraction indicate?