Circulatory System
Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
What are arteries?
The pathway of air in the respiratory system
What is Nose/Mouth → Pharynx → Larynx → Trachea → Bronchi → Bronchioles → Alveoli?
This is the lower chamber of the heart that pumps blood out to the body.
What is the left ventricle?
The scientific name for red blood cells and white blood cells
What are erythrocytes and leukocytes?
Known as the "silent killer," this condition often has no symptoms but can lead to heart attack, stroke, or kidney damage if left untreated.
What is Hypertension (high blood pressure)?
Smallest form of blood vessels?
What are Capillaries?
During this the diaphragm is relaxed
What is Breathing out (exhalation)?
This is the largest artery in the body, carrying oxygen-rich blood from the left ventricle to the rest of the body.
What is the aorta?
This determines a person’s blood type
This genetic condition decreases the amount of Thrombocytes in the blood.
What is hemophilia?
Only vein that carries oxygenated blood?
What is the Pulmonary vein?
Role is changing thoracic cavity pressure to allow breathing
What is the Diaphragm?
The healthy range bmp for an adult
what is 60-100 bpm?
When testing ___ blood type, antigen A+ causes agglutination
What is O-,O+, B-,B+,A-,AB-?
This respiratory condition involves inflammation and fluid buildup in the alveoli, making gas exchange difficult and often causing coughing, fever, and difficulty breathing.
What is pneumonia?
Blood moves through this blood vessel with the help of smooth muscle contractions and body movement, such as stretching or exercise
What are veins?
Stops you from allowing solids into the trachea
What is the epiglottitis?
This valve prevents blood from flowing backward into the left atrium from the left ventricle.
What is the bicuspid (or mitral) valve?
Can only accept a blood transfusion from that same blood type?
What is O- (universal donor)?
Is a rare but serious blood disorder where the bone marrow fails to produce enough blood cells
What is aplastic anemia?
The three types of circulation and where they occur
What are?
Pulmonary Circulation Between the heart and lungs
Systemic Circulation Between the heart and the rest of the body
Coronary Circulation Within the heart itself
Where the transfusion of O2 and Co2 take place in the lungs
What are alveoli's?
Starting with the vena cava and ending with the aorta, name the correct pathway blood follows through the heart.
What is vena cava → right atrium → tricuspid valve → right ventricle → pulmonary valve → pulmonary artery → lungs → pulmonary veins → left atrium → bicuspid (mitral) valve → left ventricle → aortic valve → aorta?
This organ holds 1/4 of your blood volume at any given time
What is a spleen?
This highly contagious bacterial infection causes severe coughing fits followed by a “whooping” sound when the person breathes in and is especially dangerous for infants.
What is pertussis (whooping cough)?