What's In My Heart
The area that the heart lies on
What is within the thoracic cavity and lies on the diaphragm
The blood cell that carries oxygen to different parts of the body
What is red blood cell
This refers to the mechanical and chemical breakdown of foods and the absorption of nutrients
What is digestion
The diaphragm contracts and pulls downward. At the same time, the muscles between the ribs contract and pull upward. This increases the size of the thoracic cavity and decreases the pressure inside.
What is inhalation
Organs are put on ice to:
What is slows their metabolism and minimize cell death
The upper chamber of the heart that receives blood returning to the heart
What is the atria
The blood cell that consists of Neutrophils, Eosinophils, Basophils, Monocytes, and Lymphocytes
The enzyme that turns nucleic acids into nucleotides
What is nuclease
Name the four processes of respiration
What is Ventilation, External respiration, Gas Transport, and Internal Respiration
During a heart attack, this drug is administered to break up the clot
What is TPA (Tissue Plasminogen Activator)
The vessels that carry high-pressure blood away from the heart
What are the arteries
The condition Leukopenia results in too few of these blood cells
What are white blood cells
The enzyme that initiates complex carbohydrate (starch) digestion
What is amylase
This helps lower the amount of carbon dioxide in the blood
What is hyperventilation
What happens if there is a lack of Insulin in the body
Insulin is a hormone that controls the amount of glucose in the blood. If there is not enough insulin, blood glucose levels can become too high which can cause a range of problems (such as diabetes)
The valves that determine the passage of blood between the ventricles and main arteries
What is the semilunar valves
The blood cell that releases erythropoietin in response to low oxygen levels
What is red blood cell
A pancreatic enzyme that turns large proteins into smaller proteins
What are proteases
This aids forced respiration
What are abdominal wall muscles that compress the abdomen against the diaphragm
A procedure done on coronary arteries to restore blood flow if plaque has narrowed these vessels
What is Coronary Artery Angioplasty
The muscles that contract during ventricular contraction to prevent the backflow of blood through the AV valves
What is the papillary muscles
The blood cell that morphs into other cells in the body (stem cells) within the soft tissue of your bones (bone marrow)
The enzyme in the gastric glands that initiates butterfat digestion
What is lipase
The inflation reflex is triggered by what and helps prevent what
What is: triggered by stretch receptors and helps to prevent overinflation of the lungs during forceful breathing
Describe Decompression Sickness
What is a disorder in which nitrogen dissolved in the blood and tissues by high-pressure forms bubbles as pressure decreases