Blood
This makes up ~55% of our blood.
What is Plasma?
This is the largest artery in the body.
What is the Aorta?
Platelets are responsible for this process.
What is coagulation? (clotting)
This is the condition resulting in low number of erythrocytes?
What is Anemia?
This is the intravenous procedure used to alleviate blood loss.
What is a transfusion?
This blood type is considered the universal acceptor?
What is AB+?
This is the blood vessel carrying blood to the lungs.
What is the Pulmonary Artery?
This is a name for the movement of blood through the cardiovascular system.
What is circulation?
This is the leading cause of death in the United States.
What is Coronary Artery Disease?
The type of procedure restores blood flow to arteries in the heart.
What is Coronary Artery Bypass Graft?
This waste product binds to hemoglobin.
What is Carbon Dioxide?
This is the node responsible for ventricular contraction.
What is the Atrioventricular (AV) node?
When you hold your breath, this cardiovascular function becomes immediately stressed because oxygen delivery drops.
What is oxygen transport (or a variation of the answer)?
This travels through the blood and can cause a stroke.
What is an embolus
This device is used to alleviate arrythmias in the heart.
What is a defibrillator?
This cell category is considered the body's first line of defense.
Whare are Leukocytes?
This is the heart's tissue in contact with serous fluid in the pericardial sac.
What is the Epicardium?
The process responsible for enlarging the blood vessels.
What is vasodilation?
This blood condition decreases the body's coagulation abilities?
What is Hemophilia?
This procedure "resets" the hearts function.
What is a cardioversion?
This is the name of the molecule responsible for determining positive or negative blood type.
What is Rhesus (Rh) factor?
The heart valve preventing backflow into the right atrium.
What is the Tricuspid?
This process allows oxygen and carbon dioxide to transfer through capillaries?
What is gas exchange?
This condition is defined as an overproduction of red blood cells.
What is Polycythemia?
This drug breaks down blood clots
What is a Thrombolytic?