Blood Vessels
CHAMBERS THAT RECEIVES BLOOD FROM THE LUNGS ENTERING THE HEART
What is the left atrium?
THESE CELLS HELP PROTECT THE BODY AGAINST DISEASE AND FOREIGN SUBSTANCES
What are white blood cells?
MUSCULAR ORGAN THAT PUMPS BLOOD THROUGHOUT THE BODY
What is the heart?
PURKINJE FIBRES FIRE WITHOUT INPUT FROM THE REST OF THE HEART CAUSING THE VENTRICLES TO CONTRACT RANDOMLY BETWEEN HEART BEATS.
What is Premature Ventricular Contraction (PVC)?
CHAMBER THAT PUMPS BLOOD FROM THE HEART TO THE LUNGS
What is the right ventricle?
THE SHAPE OF RBC
What are biconcave discs?
BLOOD CLASSIFICATION IS BASED ON WHETHER THESE CERTAIN PROTEINS ARE PRESENT ON THE SURFACE OF THE RED BLOOD CELLS (A, B, AB, O)
What are antigens?
LARGEST ARTERY AND VEIN
What is aorta and vena cava?
This part of blood includes RBC, WBC, & Platelets
What is formed elements?
This WBC produces antibodies and is very important to immune response
What are Lymphocytes?
THIS REACTION OCCURS WHEN SOMEONE WITH TYPE A+ GIVES BLOOD TO SOMEONE WITH BLOOD TYPES A-.
What is agglutination?
These dilate and constrict to control the rate of blood flow.
What is arterioles?
BLOOD FROM YOUR ARMS AND HEAD ENTERS THE RIGHT ATRIUM THROUGH THIS
What is the superior (anterior) vena cava?
THE CLOTTING FACTOR THAT IS RELEASED IN RESPONSE TO DAMAGED BLOOD VESSELS, ALSO STARTS THE BLOOD CLOT CASCADE.
What is Thromboplastin?
This is the strongest part of the heart.
What is the left ventricle?
If I have blood type B- I can give my blood to people with these blood types.
What are B-, B+, AB-, AB+.
Blood vessels with the highest cross-sectional area.
What is capillaries?
THIS DELAYS THE ELECTRICAL IMPULSE IN THE HEART TO ALLOW THE VENTRICLES ENOUGH TIME TO FULLY FILL BEFORE CONTRACTING.
What is the Atrioventricular Node (AV node)?
SOLUBLE PROTEIN IN OUR BLOOD THAT IS NEEDED TO FORM CLOTS
What is fibrinogen?
Hemoglobin picks up ________________ to become carbaminohemoglobin.
This occurs during ________________ respiration.
What is carbon dioxide and internal?
LEFT VENTICLE -> AORTA -> ATERIES -> ARTERIOLES -> CAPILLARIES -> VENULES -> VEINS -> VENA CAVA -> RIGHT ATRIUM
What is the systemic system?