Parts of the heart
Largest Vessel leaving the heart
Aorta
Name 3 of the 4 components of blood
Plasma, RBCs, Platelets, WBCs
Arteries carry blood ___ the heart.
away from
A healthy blood pressure is:
120/80
What is a typical human heart rate at rest?
72 bpm
Name of valve between right atrium and right ventricle
Tricuspid
What is a patient with hemophilia lacking?
Platelets
The largest veins in the body are the:
Superior and Inferior Vena Cava
The top number is your ____ pressure.
Systolic
What is stroke volume?
Amount of blood coming out of the left ventricle per beat
Name of vessel carrying deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs
Pulmonary Artery
Blood type known as the universal donor
O-
What process happens at the capillaries?
Diffusion
Spell the word for blood pressure cuff
Sphygmomanometer
What is cardiac output?
Total amount of blood leaving the heart every minute
Vessel that brings oxygenated blood back to the heart
Pulmonary vein
What blood types can a B- patient receive blood from?
B- and O-
What is the name of the artery in your neck?
Carotid
Diastolic pressure means?
Pressure inside the arteries when the heart is relaxed
What two concepts are involved in making the baroreceptor reflex a negative feedback loop?
Name of vessels that supply oxygenated blood to the cardiac tissue
Coronary arteries
Scientific term for RBCs
Erythrocytes
What does a blood clot in an artery to the brain cause?
Stroke
What's the worst stage of blood pressure?
Stage 2 hypertension
What is the cardiac output of a patient whose heart is beating 60 times a minute and whose stroke volume is 80 mL per beat?
4800 mL