Circulatory System
What are 4 components needed for blood circulation in the body?
Heart, blood vessels, blood, and lungs.
Which element is in hemoglobin that assists its ability to transport oxygen through blood?
Iron
How many valves are in a human heart?
4
Which type of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart?
arteries
A patient has narrowing or blockage of the arteries that supply the heart with blood. What do they have?
Coronary artery disease (CAD)
Which gasses are exchanged between the blood and lungs in pulmonary circulation?
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
What are the approximate percentages of white blood cells, red blood cells, and plasma in the blood?
White blood cells <1%, Red blood cells ~45%, ~55% plasma
What are the names of the chambers of the heart (IN ORDER OF BLOOD FLOW)
Right Atrium > Right Ventricle > Left Atrium > Left Ventricle
______ are blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
pulmonary veins
A patient experiences irregular heart rhythms. What do they have?
Arrhythmias
____ are tiny blood vessels that transport blood, nutrients, and oxygen to cells in your organs and body systems.
capillaries
People with this blood type cannot donate to people with O, A+, B+, or AB+ blood types.
AB-
______ carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs
pulmonary artery
Which ventricular wall is thickest?
Left
An acquired or hereditary disease of the heart muscle that weakens the heart's ability to pump blood effectively.
Cardiomyopathy
This valve allows blood to flow from the right atrium to the right ventricle.
Tricuspid valve
What is the name of the protein on the surface of red blood cells that determines ABO compatibility with other blood types?
Rh factor
Blood enters the heart from the body through the ______ and _______
superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava
What is the name for the thickest layer of cardiac muscle in the heart wall that is responsible for contractions in the heart?
Myocardium
_______ is an infection/inflammation of the inner lining of the heart, usually involving the heart valves.
What is the name of this type of rhythmic contraction that moves blood throughout blood vessels in the body?
Peristalsis
What is the name of the process that forms erythrocytes in the bone marrow?
Hematopoeisis
Once blood has been oxygenated, it is pumped out of the heart by the left ventricle into the _________, where it travels to the rest of the body.
aorta
what runs parallel to the spine and supplies blood to various organs and tissues in the lower body?
descending aorta
A chronic inflammatory condition that damages the heart valves, typically after a previous infection with group A streptococcus bacteria (strep throat).
Rheumatic heart disease