My "Heart" Will Go On
Sunday "Bloody" Sunday
You're so "Vein"
Paul Simon and Artery Garfunkel
Achy Breaky Heart
100
Approximately how many times does the average heart beat per minute?
70 beats/min
100
This increases the bloods ability to carry oxygen by a factor of 70
Hemoglobin
100
This vein is the only vein to carry oxygenated blood
The pulmonary Vein
100
The narrowing of blood vessels is known as?
Vasoconstriction
100
A condition in which one or more heart valves are not closing properly
Heart Murmer
200
This compartment of the heart has the thickest and strongest wall
The Left Ventricle
200
Leukocytes destroy invading microbes via this mechanism
Phagocytosis
200
Why does blood in our veins appear blue? What is missing to give it this colour?
Reflected light; Hemoglobin
200
Smaller arteries are known as what?
Arterioles
200
A higher than normal heart rate is known as?
Tachycardia
300
This acts as a conductor for impulses in the heart (give me the full name)
Atrioventricular Valve (AV)
300
List the four major blood type groups
A, B, O, AB
300
Veins have a capacity that is _____the capacity of arteries.
2x
300
Each red blood cell travelling through our arteries can carry how many hemoglobin molecules?
280 million
300
In this procedure, a fine plastic tube is inserted into artery and blown up like a balloon
Angioplasty
400
The heart is considered this type of muscle
Myogenic Muscle
400
45% of carbon dioxide is carried out of the body by erythrocytes which form this compound
Carbaminohemoglobin
400
What in our capillaries slows blood down enough so that waste can be exchanged into our veins?
Friction
400
The innermost layer of an artery is made up of these types of cells
Smooth Epithelial Cells
400
A hole in this component of the heart can cause the oxygenated and deoxygenated blood to mix
Septum
500
What does the T-wave represent on the PQRST wave found on an ECG
The recovery wave (ventricular recovery)
500
Name one of the three common plasma proteins found in our blood plasma
Serum Albumin, Serum Globulin, Fibrinogens
500
What is the largest vein in the body?
Inferior Vena Cava
500
Name one of the three major arteries that branch off of the aortic arch
Left Subclavian, Left common Carotid, Brachiocephalic
500
What is the medical term for a "heart attack"
Myocardial Infarction
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