White Blood Cells
Blood Types
Conditions
Cardiovascular Anatomy
Grab Bag
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This white blood cell type is our most common, fights mostly bacterial infections, and is considered to be Granular.

Neutrophils

100

The term for the proteins on the outside of Red Blood Cells that determine your blood type.

Antigens

100

A weakened area in a vessel that results in a bulge of the vessel that may burst and hemorrhage.

Aneurysm

100

The Special Name given to the left atrioventricular valve with it's two cusps.

Mitral Valve

100

This organ produces Renin and Erythropoietin, is affected by Antidiuretic hormone, and helps to balance blood pH by excretion.

Kidneys

200

These extra large White Blood Cells, develop into macrophages outside of circulation and can be found either wandering the body in the vessels, or fixed within the tissue.

Monocytes

200

If an individual has both A and B antiBODIES then what blood type does that individual have?

O

200

Why does Varicose veins form primarily in superficial veins?

Deep Veins are able to have more pressure because of surrounding tissue and thus deform less.

200

These structures, also known as the 'heart strings' are fibrous cords that connect the atrioventricular valve cusps to papillary muscles.

Chordae Tendineae

200

This hormone, which causes vasoconstriction, will increase when you need to activate your 'fight or flight' response.

Epinephrine

300

This granulocyte is the rarest of all white blood cells, is released during allergic reactions, and contain both histamine and heparin to intensify inflammation.

Basophils

300

This factor is the Positive or Negative part of your blood type.

Rh factor

300

This type of shock is caused by an imbalance between the parasympathetic and sympathetic stimulation, and usually is the result of a spinal cord injury.

Neurogenic Obstructive Shock
300

The differences between arteries and veins include the size and width of the walls of the vessels, differences in the size of the lumen, and the presence of these within Veins, preventing backflow.

Valves

300

Platelets are made by fragmenting off of these cells, located in Bone Marrow.

Megakaryocytes.
400

These agranulocytes are responsible for mostly for cell mediated immunity; producing antibodies that recognize the antigens of potential pathogens.

B Cells

400

O- Negative Blood is considered to be the Universal Donor of blood because of what reason?

A Complete lack of both A, B, and RH antigens.

400

Also called 'Economy Class Syndrome', this condition forms deep in the leg and is the most common cause for a pulmonary embolism.

Deep-Vein Thrombosis

400

The presence of these structures, located in the ascending aorta and in the carotid sinus are responsible for monitoring pressure within the vessels.

Baroreceptors

400

This term means movement of a motile cell or organism, in a direction corresponding to a gradient of increasing or decreasing the concentration of a particular chemical.

Chemotaxis

500

This subcategory of white blood cells use cytotoxins to rapidly respond to virus infected cells, stressed cells, and Tumor cells.

Natural Killer Cells

500

A patient is given the wrong blood type and the transfused blood begins to undergo agglutination; what does that mean?

The cells begin to clump and clot.

500

Surviving a blockage of this artery, also known as the 'widow maker', which results in a heart attack, may make you a mad LAD.

Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery

500

These structures found in both ventricles, but with a much larger amount in the RIGHT ventricle are raised bundles of cardiac fibers that help convey part of the Conduction system for a heart beat.

Trabeculae Carneae

500

Testosterone has a direct affect in the production of this hormone, which in turn is directly tied to stimulating bone marrow to make more red blood cells.

Erythropoietin