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Anatomy
Cardiovascular
Lymphatics
Kitchen Sink
Fluid
100
The carotid artery can be palpated on this part of the body
What is the neck?
100
This hollow, muscular pump is the major organ of the cardiovascular system
What is the heart?
100
These small bean shaped organs filter lymph fluid
What are lymph nodes?
100
This is the accumulation of abnormal amounts of fluid in tissue spaces
What is edema
100
This fluid exists outside and between cells
What is interstitial fluid?
200
These are the two larger, lower chambers of the heart
What are the ventricles?
200
This is name for the amount of blood pumped by the left ventricle in 1 minute.
What is cardiac output?
200
These the two main ducts return lymphatic fluid to the cardiovascular system
What are the thoracic and right lymphatic ducts?
200
These cells attack viruses and bacteria and produce antibodies and make up about 30% of all white blood cells
What are Lymphocytes?
200
When Interstitial Fluid enters a lymph capillary is called this
What is lymphatic fluid?
300
Peyers Patches are located in this part of the body
What is the small intestine?
300
If these arteries cannot supply blood to the heart, a heart attack occurs
What are the coronary arteries?
300
These tiny open ended channels are the beginning of the lymphatic system
What are lymphatic capillaries?
300
Heart sounds are created by the closure of these four valves
What are the mitrial, tricuspid, aortic and pulmonary valves?
300
This is a measure of the tendency of a liquid to resist flow
What is viscosity?
400
This sac surrounds the heart and connects it to the diaphragm
What is the Pericardium?
400
75% of the body’s total blood volume is contained in this part of the cardiovascular system
What is the venous system?
400
These three organs are vital parts of the lymphatic system
What are the Spleen, Thymus & Tonsils
400
This device measures blood pressure
What is a sphygmomanometer?
400
Name 3 components of Lymphatic Fluid
What are protein, water, dead cells, waste particles, bacteria, WBC's, fat
500
This type of artery is capable of passive stretching
What are elastic arteries?
500
Venous return is assisted by these two pumps
What are the respiratory pump and the skeletal muscle pump
500
The lymphatic system pumps this amount of fluid through the body each day
What is 3 liters?
500
The medulla of the brain controls these three vital signs
What are heart rate, blood pressure and respiration
500
These four components make up the blood
What are red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma