Characteristics of Blood
The typical color of blood in the veins.
What is Dark Red?
The amount of valves in the heart
What is four?
Condition whare blood where bloods ability to carry oxygen is reduced, mainly due to decrease in red bood cells
What is Anemia?
The veins that unite near the elbow to form the brachial vein.
What is Ulnar and Radial Veins?
Largest Artery in the Body
What is the Aorta
Make up about 99% of the formed elements
What is Red Blood Cells?
The Upper Chambers of the heart
What are the Atrias?
A genetic disorder characterized by the inability of the blood to clot properly, leading to excessive bleeding.
What is Hemophilia?
Small veins that collect blood from capillaries and join to form larger veins
What are Venules?
The arteries provide blood to the Legs
What is the Femoral Arteries?
The light yellow liquidus component of blood, making up about 55% of total blood volume
What is Plasma?
The Natural Pacemaker of the heart
What is the sinoatrial (SA) node?
A hemolytic condition caused by the transplacental transmission of maternal antibodies to fetal red blood cells.
What is Erythroblastosis Fetalis?
Tiny blood vessels that connect arterioles and venules.
What are Capillaries?
The Arteries that provide blood to brain, head, face and neck.
What is the Carotid arteries?
The average Ph of Blood
What is 7.35-7.45?
The three layyer of the heart walls?
What are the Endocardium, Myocardium, Epicardium?
This condition is the most common bleeding disorder in the U.S.
What is Von Willebrand disease?
Formed by the union of the superior mesenteric vein andthe splenic vein; carries nutrient-rich blood from the gastrointestinal tract and spleen to the liver for processing and detoxification.
What is the Hepatic Portal Vein?
Percentage of blood in the arteries at a given time.
What is Roughly 10% of your body’s blood?
Determined by the presence or absence of specific antigens on the surface of red blood cells.
What are Blood Types?
The average weight of the heart.
What is 10 ounces?
A rare blood clotting disorder that may cause uncontrollable bleeding or clotting.
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
The three layers of the vein.
What are Tunica Intima, Tunica Media, Tunica Adventitia?
The only artery that carries deoxygenated blood.
What is the pulmonary artery?