My Heart Will Go On...
The name for the two top chambers of the heart
What is the atrium (right and left)?
When entering the heart, deoxygenated blood is dumped into this structure.
What is the right atrium?
A(n) _______ brings blood AWAY from the heart; a(n)________ brings blood TO the heart.
What is an artery and a vein?
These products make up the four components of blood.
What is plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets?
Name the 4 different groups/types of red blood cells when determining ABO blood typing?
What is A, B, AB and O
The layer of the heart wall that contains the muscular tissue
This structure pumps the blood into the vessel that carries the deoxygenated blood to the lungs.
What is the right ventricle?
Which type of blood vessel is only one cell layer thick?
What are capillaries?
This component of blood contains the protein hemoglobin, giving it its rosy aesthetic.
What are red blood cells?
This is the most common blood type.
What is Type O?
This valve separates the right atrium and the right ventricle
After being freshly oxygenated by the lungs, this structure returns the blood to the heart.
What are the pulmonary veins?
The type of blood vessel that contains valves to prevent blood from flowing backward.
What is a vein?
This component is a straw colored liquid that carries cells and platelets that help blood clot.
What is plasma?
When this condition attacks, a patient could feel symptoms such as radiating pain in their arms or jaw, chest pressure, vomiting, and shortness of breath.
What is a myocardial infarction/heart attack?
This structure sits like a grocery bag around the heart, protecting it from injury and reducing friction against the surrounding tissues.
What is the pericardium?
This chamber is the strongest of the four, it's job is to pump the blood to the rest of the body
The left ventricle
Which type of blood vessel(s) contains a smooth muscle layer?
What is an artery AND a vein?
This component of blood acts as our immune system.
What are white blood cells?
This condition indicates a weakening or bubbling of an artery wall.
What is an aneurysm?
What part of the heart separates the right ventricle and the left ventricle?
What is the septum?
The structure that brings the blood to the heart from the lower portion of the body.
What is the inferior vena cava?
What type of blood vessel is the aorta?
What is an artery?
This chemical is considered a clotting protein and is a component of platelets, helping with the formation of a blood clot.
What is fibrogen?
What is RH Factor?