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What is normal blood pressure?
What is the normal range for heart rate?
120/80
60 - 100 beats per minute
What are the smallest of blood vessels?
Capillaries
Bottom of the heart is called ________ and top of the heart is called ___________.
apex
base
___________ bring blood to the heart and _________ bring blood away from the heart.
Veins
Arteries
_________ are the filling chambers and _________ are the pumping chambers.
Atria
Ventricles
Another name for WBC?
What are RBC that function in oxygen transport?
Cell fragments that function in blood clotting processes
leukocytes
erythrocytes
platelets
__________ means blood cell formation.
Hematopoiesis
undesirable clotting
Thrombus
________ is a sub that the body recognizes as foreign and __________ are recognizers of the above.
antigen
antibodies
Which pulse can you hear through a stethoscope when placed over your heart?
apical pulse
RBC
What medication would be best in preventing blood clots?
blood thinners like aspirin
plasma proteins like albumin are produced by what organ?
liver
What is the iron bearing protein that moves the bulk of oxygen that is carried in the blood?
hemoglobin
if a patient has an infection and the lab work showed and elevated WBC count, what is the patient in?
leukocytosis
people with _________ will exhibit petechiae as a symptom.
thrombocytopenia
allows the blood flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle.
What keep blood flowing in the right direction?
describe the job of the tricuspid valve
valves
tricuspid valve flows blood from the right atrium to the right ventricle.
The color or blood is determined by the amount of _______ in the blood.
What is another name for the cardiovascular system?
oxygen
circulatory system
What type of bones are red bone marrow found in?
What is the major function of the cardiovascular system?
flat
transportation
What is the difference in acidosis and alkalosis?
acidosis-- blood becomes too acidic
alkalosis-- blood becomes too basic
Describe the job of the aortic valve and pulmonary valve. Where do they flow blood?
aortic valve takes blood from the left ventricle to the aorta and out of the body.
pulmonary valve takes blood from the right ventricle into the pulmonary veins and into the lungs.
What is the difference in vasodilation and vasoconstriction?
vasodilation is the widening of blood vessels. allows more blood to flow through the vein.
vasoconstriction is the closing or tightening of blood vessels. restricts blood flow
The ______ system and _______ will work together if the blood becomes too acidic or basic?
respiratory system and kidney
Which layer of the heart is supplied with blood vessels?
What type of tissue is the heart made out of?
What type of circulation involves only the heart and lungs?
myocardium
cardiac
pulmonary