Heart Conditions
Pain in the chest when blood supply is reduced and heart is not receiving enough oxygen
Angina Pectoris
CONTROLS BLEEDING BY CLOTS, DELIVERS OXYGEN TO THE CELLS, REMOVES CARBON DIOXIDE, AND REMOVES WASTE PRODUCTS AND PROVIDES FILTRATION
COMPONENTS OF BLOOD
LARGEST ARTERY IN THE BODY
AORTA
% OF BODY THAT IS MADE UP OF WATER
60
ANATOMICAL REGION WHERE THE HEART LIES
MEDIASTINUM
Normal heartbeat and circulation have ceased completely
cardiac arrest
RESPONSBILE FOR DELIVERING OXYGEN TO THE CELLS ALSO KNOWN AS HEMOGLOBIN
RED BLOOD CELLS
RETURNS BLOOD TO THE HEART
VENA CAVAS
WATER INSIDE THE CELLS (70%)
INTRACELLULAR
INNERMOST LAYER OF THE HEART
ENDOCARDIUM
low fluid/blood volume
hypovolemia
FIGHTS INFECTION BY PRODUCING ANTIBODIES
WHITE BLOOD CELLS
COMMON SITE OF IV CATHETER INSERTION
MEDIAN BASILIC VEI
WATER IN THE BLOODSTREAM (5%)
INTRAVASCULAR
PREVENTS BACKFLOW TO THE RIGHT VENTRICLE
TRICUSPID
Inability of the body to adequately circulate blood to the body's cells to supply them with oxygen and nutrients
Hypo-perfusion
TRANSPORTATION, REGULATION, AND PROTECTION
FUNCTIONS OF THE BLOOD
OXYGEN/CO2 IS EXCHANGE OCCURS HERE
CAPILLARIES
WATER BETWEEN CELLS AND VESSELS (25%). CAN BE SEEN OUTWARDLY AS EDEAM
INTERSTITIAL
PREVENTS BACKFLOW TO LEFT VENTRICLE
MITRAL OR BISCUSPID VALVE
hearts electrical impulses are disorganized preventing heart muscle from contracting normally
V-FIB
LARGEST AND MOST COMMON TYPE OF WBC
NEUTROPHILS
SITE OF PULSE CHECK DURING INFANT CPR
BRACHIAL ARTERY
ABNORMAL DECREASE IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF WATER IN THE BODY
DEHYDRATION
PUMPS OXYGENATED BLOOD TO THE REST OF THE BODY THROUGH VESSELS
LEFT VENTRICLE