Blood components
Cells that lack a nucleus and most organelles
Erythrocytes
Superior and inferior chambers of heart, respectively
atria and ventricles
Circulation from the right side of the lung to the lungs and back
pulmonary circulation
Carry blood away from the heart
arteries
Exchange between blood and tissue happens here
capillary beds
Two components of buffy coat
leukocytes and platelets
Pointed, inferior portion of heart
apex
Blood vessel that carries blood out of left ventricle
aorta
Drain capillary beds
venules
Top and bottom numbers in a blood pressure reading, respectively
systolic and diastolic
Percentage of erythrocytes in blood
hematocrit
Chamber of the heart with the thickest walls
left ventricles
Blood in pulmonary arteries are high in what gas
carbon dioxide
Prevent backflow of blood in veins
valves
Universal donor blood type
O-
Protein that transports oxygen in red blood cells
hemoglobin
Tiny cords that anchor flaps to the walls of the ventricles
chordae tendineae
A leaky pulmonary semilunar valve would allow blood to backflow into what chamber?
right ventricle
Three layers found in arteries and veins from superficial to deep
tunica externa, tunica media, tunica intima
Clumping caused by antibodies binding to foreign antigens on red blood cells
agglutination
Cells that transport oxygen
Red blood cells
Valve between right atrium and right ventricle
Tricuspid
Term for heart contraction
systole
Single layer found in capillary walls
tunica intima
Where is blood made
red bone marrow