Blood
What are the three main components of the blood?
Plasma, Erythrocytes, Buffy Coat
What blood vessels are the smallest and most important?
Capillaries
Which part of the heart receives oxygen-rich blood coming through the pulmonary veins?
Left atrium
How many lobes are in the right and left lungs?
3 on right & 2 on left
What circuit transports blood to my left pinky toe?
Systemic circuit
What is the clotting factor of the blood?
Platelets
What type of arteries are known as distributing arteries?
Muscular arteries
What valves keep blood from going back into the ventricles once pushed into the aorta and pulmonary artery?
Semilunar valves
What artery goes into the brain?
Internal carotid
What sound is occurring when the AV Valves close?
Lub of Lub-Dup
What are the five leukocytes?
Neutrophil
Lymphocyte
Monocyte
Eosinophil
Basophil
What type of capillary has the largest capacity for exchange?
Sinusoid
Which portion of the heart has the largest amount of myocardium wrapped around it?
The brachiocephalic artery separates into what two arteries?
Right subclavian & right common carotid
SA Node
What do erythrocytes contain that carries oxygen throughout the body?
What type of blood vessels carry oxygen-poor blood from the heart muscle to right atrium?
Coronary veins
What divides the right and left ventricle of the heart?
Interventricular septum
What 3 major vessels enter the Right Atrium?
Superior & inferior vena cava and Coronary sinus
What is the route of the hepatic portal system?
Hepatic portal vein -> Liver's capillaries -> hepatic vein -> inferior vena cava
How much of the blood is composed of erythrocytes?
44%
What is it called when there are alternative pathways for arteries to move blood?
Arterial anastomoses
How many layers are found in the epicardium, and what are they?
3, Fibrous pericardium, Serous pericardium (Parietal & Visceral Layer)
Superficial iliac into femoral artery
What sinuses drain the veins of the brain and include the internal & external jugular veins?
Dural sinuses