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Heart Knowledge
Blood Flow
Section 10.1
Miscellaneous
Respiration
100
Carries blood away from the heart
What is an artery?
100
The large artery through which blood flows out of the heart & to the body
What is the aorta?
100
The blood cells that transport oxygen throughout the body
What is erythrocytes?
100
The movement of blood to & from the kidneys
What is renal circulation?
100
The process of drawing air into the lungs by expansion of the chest cavity
What is inhalation?
200
The dividing wall of the heart that separates the right & left chambers
What is the septum?
200
The blood vessels that carry blood from the heart to the lungs
What is the pulmonary arteries?
200
Tiny, disk-shaped cells in the blood that serve to initiate blood clotting
What is platelets?
200
The natural pacemaker of the heart
What is the sinoatrial node (S-A node)?
200
The area of the brain where breathing is primarily controlled.
What is the medulla oblongata?
300
The tough, white sac that encloses & protect the heart
What is the pericardium?
300
The large veins which carry blood from the body into the right atrium of the heart
What is the vena cava?
300
"Universal recipient"
What is blood type AB?
300
A buildup of fatty & fibrous tissue in the liver, often caused by alcohol abuse
What is cirrhosis?
300
An allergic condition characterized by periodic spasms of the bronchial tubes that make breathing difficult
What is bronchial asthma?
400
The contracting & pumping phase of heart action
What is systole?
400
The valve between the left atrium & left ventricle of the heart
What is the biscuspid (mitral) valve?
400
A condition in which the body's blood pressure falls to a critical low as a result of excessive loss of blood or plasma
What is circulatory shock?
400
The amount of air that is inhaled & exhaled when breathing normally
What is the tidal volume?
400
The build up of excessive fluid in the lungs as a result of a bacterial or viral infection
What is pneumonia?
500
Another name for the muscle layer of the heart
What is the myocardium?
500
The valve through which blood leaves the left ventricle
What is the aortic semilunar valve?
500
A hereditary disorder in which the blood is unable to form clots
What is hemophilia?
500
The iron-containing protein that allows blood cells to transport oxygen
What is hemoglobin?
500
Tiny air sacs in the lungs that allow gases to be exchanged between the air & the blood
What is the alveoli?