Heart
Broadest part of the heart
Base
Most abundant of the white blood cells
Neutrophils
Which arteries provide most of the brain's blood supply?
Internal carotid arteries
These two factors determine cardiac output
Heart rate and stroke volume
This blood cell is involved in allergic reactions
Eosinophil
Point of maximum impulse
Apex
What is the normal life span of a red blood cell?
120 days
These three factors determine blood pressure.
Resistance, blood volume, and cardiac output
The stimulus for the production of new red blood cells is?
Decreasing levels of oxygen
An immature erythrocyte (RBC) is called?
Reticulocyte
The correct progression of blood through the heart and lungs
RA --> RV --> Lungs --> LA --> LV
Which vitamin is necessary for the synthesis of clotting factors?
Vitamin K
Three branches of the aortic arch
Left common carotid, brachiocephalic, and left subclavian arteries
What causes platelets to become sticky platelets?
Exposure of collagen fibers
What causes a myocardial infarction?
A blood clot or fatty deposit in a coronary artery
This chamber of the heart has the thickest and strongest walls
Left ventricle
A person's ABO blood type identifies?
The type of antigens on the red blood cell
Why is it important for the tunica intima to be smooth?
To help prevent blood clots
What effect will a positive inotropic medication have on cardiac function?
It will increase cardiac contractility.
What will help to decrease edema?
Elevate the patient's legs
Which blood vessels carry oxygenated blood to the left atrium?
Pulmonary veins
Type O blood has
Neither the A or the B antigen, but has both Anti-A and Anti-B antibodies
Capillary walls are composed of:
A single layer of endothelium with basement membrane
In an adult, where can red bone marrow be found?
The ends of long bones and in flat, irregular bones.
The series of events that occur from the beginning of one heartbeat to the beginning of the next is the
Cardiac cycle