Diseases
High blood pressure; also known as the "silent killer"
What is hypertension?
What the top 2 and bottom 2 chambers of the heart called?
Atria (Top) and Ventricles (Bottom)
What are the 3 types of blood vessels?
Arteries, Ventricles, and Capillaries
What is the liquid part of blood called?
Plasma
An abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells.
What is leukemia?
What are the 2 atrioventricular heart valves and which side of the heart are they on?
Tricuspid Valve (Right)
Bicuspid (Mitral) Valve (Left)
What is the body's largest artery?
Aorta
What are the 3 formed elements of blood?
Red blood cells, White blood cells, and Platelets
Red blood cells do not supply enough oxygen to the body tissues; Results from a low amount of red blood cells and/or from a low amount of hemoglobin in the blood cells
What is anemia?
What is the thick muscle wall called that separates the heart into right and left sides?
Septum
What are the body's 2 largest veins?
Superior Vena Cava and Inferior Vena Cava
What protein do red blood cells contain that transports oxygen?
Hemoglobin
The heart is unable to pump enough blood to supply the needs of the body
What is congestive heart failure?
Pericardium
In which blood vessel is blood oxygenated and in which blood vessel is blood deoxygenated?
Arteries (oxygenated) and Veins (deoxygenated)?
How many types of white blood cells are there?
5
Also known as arrhythmia (quivering/irregular heartbeat); Can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure, and other heart-related complications
What is atrial fibrillation?
What is systemic and pulmonary circulation?
Systemic circulation is movement of blood between the heart and the rest of the body
Pulmonary circulation is movement of blood between the heart and the lungs
In which blood vessel does exchange of gases, nutrients, and waste occur?
Capillaries
What do platelets do that allows red blood cells to clump together to form a blood clot?
They become sticky