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PMI PHL
PMI Cells, Veins and Blood
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Space within the the cell where fluid travels | Cytoplasm |
| True or False? Organelles house the cells DNA | True |
| Medical term for RBCs | Erythrocytes |
| Medical term for WBCs | Leukocytes |
| Platelets | Thrombocytes |
| What are the four components of blood? | Erythrocytes, leukocytes, thrombocytes and plasma |
| 90% water, 10% protein | Plasma |
| What does a buffycoat consist of? | Leukocytes and thrombocytes |
| What does the buffycoat do? | Stands as a separation between the plasma and erythrocytes. |
| What is it called when the body is in its complete equilibrium? | Homeostasis. (Think: Home) |
| Stopping or controlling blood flow | Hemostasis |
| Fluid filled sac surrounding the heart | Pericardium |
| Upper chamber of the heart | Atria/Atrium |
| Lower chamber of the heart | Ventricles |
| What is it called when the heart contracts? | Systole |
| What is it called when the heart relaxes? | Diastole |
| Phlebotomy is also known as | Venipucture and venesection |
| What is responsible for carrying oxygen in blood cells? | Hemoglobin |
| Fancy word for bruise? | Hematoma |
| What is hemolysis? | Breakdown or destruction of RBCs (erythrocytes) |
| Ways for hemolysis to occur | Tourniquet time (1 minute or less), patient pumps or clenches their fist, shaking the tube vs. inversion, not allowing antiseptic to dry, excessive heat, wrong size needle, travel time through butterfly line, pushing or pulling syringe too fast |
| 5 components in a CBC | Erythrocytes, leukocytes, thrombocytes, plasma, hemoglobin and hematocrit |
| What is the normal heart rate for an adult? Average heart rate? | 60-100 bpm and 72 bpm |
| Blood traveling through the body is what? | Whole blood |
| Capillaries connect what together? | Arterioles to venules |
| True or False? Veins carry blood away from the heart | False. Arteries carry blood away from the heart. (Think: A for Away) |
| True or False? Veins carry deoxygenated blood toward the heart | True |
| What is the difference between venous blood and arterial blood? | The amount of oxygen |
| 3 layers of a vein | Tunica Externa/Adventia- Outer layer, Tunica Median- Middle layer, Tunica Intima/Interna- Inner layer |
| Hollow space in the vein where fluid (blood) travels | Lumen |
| Triangular area in anterior bend of elbow, houses major veins for venipucture | Anticubital Fossa |
| Lies along side thumb of the hand | Cephalic (Think: Make a "C" with thumb and index finger) |
| Lies along pinky side of the hand | Basilic |
| 1st choice for venipucture and why | Median Cubital- easiest to anchor |
| 2nd choice for venipucture | Cephalic |
| 3rd choice for venipucture and why | Basilic- easier to roll and bruise |
| Fancy word for heart attack | Myocardial Infarction |
| Clumping of RBCs, foreign reaction to incompatible blood types | Agglutination |
| Four blood types | Type A, B, AB and O |
| Universal Donor | 0- |
| Universal Reciepient | AB+ |
| Blood is classified by what? | Rh factor |
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