True Blood
This is the most abundant plasma protein. It helps maintain the osmotic pressure of the blood.
Albumin
The ___________________ are "strings" that attach the valves to the ventricles so that the valves slam closed instead of pushing them into the atria.
Chordae Tendineae
The ____________ is the pacemaker of the heart. It initiates the hearts contraction and sets the rate.
sinoatrial node (SA node)
Stroke volume
The lab that could be run to see the amount of nitrogenous waste in the blood and gauge kidney function is_____________.
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)
What is the medical name for a red blood cell?
Erythrocyte
Name the three layers of the heart wall from innermost to outermost.
1. Endocardium
2. Myocardium
3. Epicardium
The word part tachy- means ___________.
The work part brady- means ____________.
1. fast
2. slow
The contracting phase of the heart cycle is called _______________.
The relaxing phase of the heart cycle is called ________________.
1. Systole
2. Diastole
The word part poly- means ___________
The word part -emia means ___________
The word part hemato- means _______
1. many
2. blood
3. blood
A differential CBC count would show this leukocyte as the most abundant. It's numbers would increase if you had an infection.
Neutrophil
Left ventricle
1. 60 - 100 bpm
2. 120 - 140 bpm
Where would I find the median cubital, the basilic, and the cephalic vein?
in the arm
What does the term hemostasis mean?
Prevention of blood loss
The liquid portion of blood is ____________. It is primarily composed of ____________.
1. Plasma
2. Water
The blood returns to the lungs to be oxygenated, then the lungs send it to the ________________ of the heart.
Systolic = 130
Diastolic = 85
Pulse pressure = 45
The femoral, jugular, and axillary veins are __________ (deep or shallow). and the pedal, median cubital, and veins of the digits and hands are ___________ (deep or shallow).
1. Deep
2. Shallow
Oxygen binds to a protein called _______________ of the Red Blood Cells. The element needed for it's formation is _____________.
1. Hemoglobin
2. Iron
Name a clotting factor.
Prothrombinase
Prothrombin
Thrombin
fibrinogen
Fibrin
The valve between the left atrium and left ventricle is the ___________ valve.
The valve between the right atrium and right ventricle is the ___________ valve.
1. mitral valve (bicuspid valve)
2. tricuspid valve
The narrowing of the blood vessel is called ___________ . It would cause blood pressure to go ______ (up or down).
The widening of the blood vessel is called __________. It would cause blood pressure to go _____ (up or down)
1. vasoconstriction 2. up
3. vasodilation 4. down
The carotid arteries supply the ________.
head
The cephalic veins are located in the __________. The intercostal arteries are located ______________.
1. Head
2. Arm
3. Between the ribs
The exchanges between the blood and the body occur at the vessels containing the thinnest walls. These vessels are called _____________.
Capillaries
Before returning to the heart, the blood of the spleen, stomach and pancreas flows through a secondary system called a ______________ where it is filtered and "cleaned".
Portal System(hepatic)
The word part brachi/o means _____
The word part cost/o means _____
The word part ped/o means ______
1. arm
2. ribs
3. foot
The heart pumps oxygenated blood through arteries. The veins carry the deoxygenated blood back to the heart with the help of the body in three ways. Name the three ways.
1. Contraction of skeletal muscles
2. Valves in the veins prevent back flow
3. Breathing and chest expansion
If you have an infection, these substances would fight the infection. They are highly involved in immunity & protection with repeated exposures to some viruses or bacterias.
Antibodies