BP/EKG/Random
Define blood pressure
Pressure exerted on the walls of blood vessels, specifically arteries
Universal Donor & Universal Recipient
Donor: O-
Recipient: AB+
Name the 4 heart valves
tricuspid, bicuspid, aortic semi-lunar, pulmonary semi-lunar
Rapid influx of this ion is responsible for depolarization in myocardial conctractile cells
Na (sodium)
longest vein in the body - what is it used for?
great saphenous vein
prolonged adminstration of IV fluids & bypass grafts
QRS complex represents the ventricular _____ and the atrial _____ (electrical & mechanical)
depolarization (contraction); repolarization (relaxation)
Thrombocytopenia is
low platelet count
Network of blood vessels that supply the heart with blood
coronary vessels ex. great cardiac vein, coronary artery
Efflux of this ion ___ and Influx of this ion ____ are responsible for the _____ phase of the myocardial contractile cell
K+, Ca+, plateau
smaller vessels that connect to capillaries
arterioles and venules
The order of the path of electrical conduction pathway in the heart
SA Node, AV Node, Bundle of His/Fibers, Left & Right bundle branches, Purkinje fibers
An red blood cell with B and Rh antigens is what blood type?
Which chamber receives venous blood through which 3 vessels?
right atrium; inferior vena cava, superior vena cava, coronary sinus
Na+ (sodium)
First branches off of the aorta
left and right coronary arteries
Factors that can affect Cardiac Output
Stroke Volume and Heart Rate
Extrinsic pathway of coagulation is initiated by
Blood vessel that carry deoxygenated blood to lungs.
Blood vessel that carry oxygenated blood to heart.
Calcium is released from _____ in this myocardial contractile cells
This large area has 3 branches coming off of it leading to the stomach, spleen, and liver
celiac trunk
Hypertension can lead to two urgent medical conditions.....
4 steps to hemostasis
papillary, chordae tendineae, AV valves, S1
What is the role of the Na+/K+ pump in the cardiac action potential?
It helps it get back to resting membrane potential (RMP).
Vasodilation of arteries results in ______
decreased blood pressure; slower blood flow; and decrease in parasympathetic stimulation