Blood
universal donor
What is Type O?
A Normal blood pressure reading
What is 120/80?
Inflammation of veins
What is phlebitis?
The name of the valves found in the pulmonary artery.
What are pulmonary semilunar valves?
The left ventricle pumps blood directly into this vessel
What is the aorta?
Can receive type B blood and type O blood
Who is a person with type B blood?
The electrical system of nerves found in the walls of the right and left ventricles. They are attached to the bundle of his found in the septum.
What are Purkinje fibers?
The presence of plaque in the coronary arteries
What is coronary artery disease?
Tricuspid valves are found on this side of the heart
What is the right side?
Where exchange of nutrients, oxygen, and wastes occurs
What are capillaries?
This portion of blood that forms a clot to repair a broken vessel.
What is a platelet or thrombocyte?
This node sends the electrical impulse down to the ventricles via the bundle of His
What is the AV node?
Develop due to weakness in the vessel walls or by incompetent valves. Commonly seen in legs but can be located in various locations
What are varicose veins?
This produces the "lubb-dubb" sounds in the heart
What is the closure of the heart valves?
the vessels that "feed" the surface of the heart
What are coronary arteries and veins?
When blood is a bright red it contains this iron based pigment.
What is hemoglobin?
The name of the 2 layered sac that encloses the heart
What is the Pericardium?
Sustained elevated blood pressure
What is hypertension?
The portion of blood that is a defense mechanism that attacks pathogens or other foreign material (Technical name)
What are leukocytes?
Empties blood into right atrium from the lower part of body
What is the inferior vena cava?
When a person has Type B blood, he produces these antibodies.
What is Type A Antibodies?
The number of cardiac cycles that occur in one minute
What is the heart rate?
The inability for the heart to pump blood to meet the body's demands.
What is congestive heart failure?
the space within blood vessels
What is a lumen?
Only vein that carries oxygenated blood
What is the pulmonary vein?