Vocabulary
The root word for the heart.
What is cardi/o
Superior chambers of the heart are called the _____.
What are atria?
The universal donor is this blood type.
What is Type O?
What is a myocardial infarction?
The cause of lymphedema.
What are obstructed lymphatic vessels
The root word angi/o means _______________.
The pulmonary artery contains _____________ blood.
The majority composition of blood plasma.
What is water?
Condition defined as a systolic blood pressure over 140 mmHg and a diastolic pressure over 90 mmHg.
What is hypertension?
What are
1. Returns excess fluid from tissue
2. Protects body from impurities
3. Absorbs chyme from small intestines
Definition of the root word in phlebotomy.
What is vein?
Blood leaving the left atrium will pass through this valve.
What is the bicuspid (mitral valve)?
Blood cell that carries oxygen and nutrients within the blood.
What is an erythrocyte?
Definition of thrombocytopenia.
What is a deficiency of platelet cells?
Lymphatic organ primarily responsible for filtering red blood cells.
What is the spleen?
Type of tissue found in the myocardium.
What is muscle tissue?
Blood returning from the body will enter this chamber first.
What is the right atrium?
Non-specific granulocyte that functions in phagocytosis.
Neutrophil
A patient receives an ECG. After reading the results, they hear they have a normal sinus rhythm. What does this indicate?
What is a normal sinus rhythm?
Examples of innate immunity.
What is skin, mucous membranes, and cellular defenses.
Medical term to describe the smallest vessels commonly used for exchange.
What are capillaries?
Oxygen and nutrients reach the heart muscle through these arteries.
What are the coronary arteries?
Hormone that controls the production of erythrocytes.
What is erythropoietin?
Condition of having a blood clot.
What is a thrombosis?
Type of immunity that includes maternal antibodies.
What is adaptive natural passive immunity?