Blood
This straw colored part of blood is mostly water, but contains some solutes.
What is plasma?
This is the proper name for white blood cells
What are leukocytes?
The apex of the heart is to the left and sits on
What is the diaphragm?
This is known as the pacemaker of the heart
What is the sinoatrial node?
This is the medical term for heart attack
What is myocardial infarction?
This is the formal name for a red blood cell.
What is an erythrocyte?
This white blood cell arrives first to attack foreign pathogens
What are neutrophils?
Deoxygenated blood from the upper body comes to the right atrium via this vessel
What is the superior vena cava?
This is the circulation of blood to the heart muscle.
What is coronary circulation?
This is a thrombus on the move
What is an embolus?
This portion of blood contains RBC's, WBC's, and Platelets
What are the formed elements?
This white blood cell shows up slowly, but in greater numbers.
What are monocytes
This heart valve sits between the right atrium and the right ventricle
What is the tricuspid valve?
This is the double walled sac that surrounds the heart.
What is the pericardium?
This hereditary blood disorder causes miss-shaped red blood cells.
What is sickle cell anemia?
This is the proper name for platelets
What are thrombocytes?
This white blood cell responds to allergens and releases histamines.
What are basophils?
This valve is sits between the left atrium and the left ventricle
What is the mitral or bicuspid valve?
When the heart is beating too fast on an EKG, this is called
What is Tachycardia?
What is the term for hardening of the arteries?
What is atherosclerosis?
This process of making blood occurs in the bone marrow.
What is hematopoiesis?
These organs break down worn out erythrocytes.
What are the liver and spleen?
This semilunar valve is located between the right atrium and the pulmonary trunk
What is the pulmonary valve?
This heart arrythmia is a medical emergency requiring defibrillation
What is ventricular fibrillation?
This is the medical term for chest pain
What is angina pectoris?