Blood
Cardiovascular System
The Heart
Respiratory System
Diseases and Disorders
100
Blood cells are produced in the _____.
What is bone marrow
100
The medical term for a fast heart rate is ______ and the term for slow heart rate is _____.
What is tachycardia, bradycardia
100
Describe the apex.
What is the lower pointed end of the heart
100

Tiny air sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs between the lungs and blood.

What is alveoli

100

This is a bleeding disorder due to a deficiency of blood to coagulate.

What is hemophilia

200
The liquid portion of the blood is known as _______.
What is plasma
200
A microscopic thin-walled vessel where gas, nutrient, and waste exchange takes place between the blood and cells of the body.
What is a capillary
200
Which essential trace element is necessary for hemoglobin to transport oxygen on red blood cells.
What is iron
200

The flap of cartilage that seals off the trachea during swallowing.

What is the epiglottis

200

An inherited disorder characterized by the production of thick mucus that blocks the bronchi and lungs, often resulting in respiratory infections.

What is cystic fibrosis

300
What percentage of the blood is made up of formed elements?
What is 45%
300
Valve between the left ventricle and aorta.
What is the aortic valve
300
Describe the septum.
What is the wall of heart tissue separating the right and left sides
300

The muscular partition between the thorax and abdomen, its contraction and relaxation causes inspiration and expiration.

What is the diaphragm.

300
Type of anemia due to profuse blood loss.
What is hemorrhagic anemia
400
White blood cells are known as _______. Red blood cells are called _____.
What are leukocytes and erythrocytes
400
The complete, sudden cessation of cardiac activity
What is cardiac arrest
400
The relaxation phase of the ventricles in the heartbeat cycle is ________.
What is diastole
400

Air passage extending from the larynx into the thorax

What is the trachea

400
This illness is characterized by an increase in mononuclear leukocytes with symptoms of fever, enlarged cervical lymph nodes, and fatigue.
What is mononucleosis (mono)
500
This organ is responsible for filtering blood, destroying old red blood cells, producing red blood cells before birth, and storing blood
What is the spleen
500
Valve between the right atrium and right ventricle.
What is the tricuspid valve
500
A forceful or irregular heartbeat is called _________.
What is a palpitation
500

The combining form ausculat/o means

What is listening

500
Type of anemia in which bone marrow does not produce enough red blood cells.
What is aplastic anemia
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