Case Study: A 58-year-old male patient with a history of smoking and chronic cough presents to the clinic for a routine check-up. He reports increasing shortness of breath over the past year, especially with physical activity. Pulmonary function tests are performed, and the results show that he has a low Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second. What will you inform the patient?  

Which of the following are functions of the kidneys? Mark all that apply. 

Is the right kidney higher or lower than the left kidney? The placement of the right kidney is due to which structure?

Which of the following is true about the filtration membrane? Mark all that apply.

If your body temperature increases, what is the effect on oxygen and the respiratory system? Mark all that apply. 

Image Source: Link Case Study: Adonis Creed routinely presents to your sports medicine clinic after his boxing matches, so he can receive post-match therapy and recovery treatments. Creed recently had a fight with Viktor Drago, in which Creed was repeatedly punched in the flanks. During the examination, Creed reports extreme pain, pointing to the sides and back. He states that pain is constant, and it doesn’t change with certain motions or positions. He also reports occasional blood in the urine. Based on this information, what are you next clinical steps? 

The diaphragm relaxes during quiet expiration. 

Which of the the following characteristics of cardiac muscles allow the action potential to move from one cell to the next? 

The muscles of inspiration will increase the volume of the thoracic cavity. 

Select the correct order of heart conduction.