Heart
Cavity in which the heart resides
Thoracic Cavity
What is the liquid portion of blood?
plasma
Sites of gas exchange
Capillaries
Where deoxygenated blood enters the heart
right atrium
What protein carries the highest portion of O2 in the blood?
Hemoglobin
Largest artery in the body
Aorta
The name of the artery that branches off into the brachial artery.
Artery that runs deep to the patella
Popliteal Artery
Heart chamber that supplies oxygenated blood to the body
Left Ventricle
What is the function of the cells known as leukocytes? (general function)
Immune response (fight infection)
Veins that drain the head
Jugular Veins
Arteries that supply blood to the brain
Carotid Arteries
Blood vessel that carries blood from the lower body into the right atrium
Inferior vena cava
Blood vessel carrying oxygenated blood to the left atrium
pulmonary vein
Where do red blood cells form?
Red bone marrow
Genetic blood disorder that changes the shape of red blood cells into crescent shapes
Sickle Cell Anemia
cardiac muscle cells are striated, have intercalated discs, and are highly ___________.
What does the Rh factor determine in blood?
Anatomical term for the pacemaker
Sinoatrial node
A patient has type AB blood. What donors could they receive blood from?
Blood type that present no antigens
Type O
Arterial blood structure at the base of the brain which connects to the internal carotid arteries.
Circle of Willis
What are the tendons that connect the valves to the cardiac muscle to prevent backflow muscles?
chordae tendinea
What part of the EKG pattern is caused by the contraction of the right and left atria?
P wave
What is the term for the blood condition caused by a cancerous overproduction of white blood cells?
Leukemia
Abnormally increased heart rate
Tachycardia
When you feel your pulse on your wrist, which blood vessel is that?
Radial Artery
The friction of the blood and the walls of blood vessels produces this force which hinders blood flow.
Peripheral resistance