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Sofia BS&F Ch 13-15
Question | Answer |
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Who is the best teacher EVER? | Mrs. Sofia! |
What grade am I going to get on this test? | A of course! |
Term for blood cell formation in the bone marrow | hematopoiesis |
A loose blood clot that obstructs the flow of blood in a vessle | embolism |
The most abundant plasma protein which functions primarily to regulate osmotic presssure of plasma | albumin |
Blood plasma minus it's clotting proteins | serum |
The extracellular fluid found in blood | plasma |
A type of white blood cell characterized by granules that stain red or orange and combats irritants that cause allergies | eosinophil |
The most common type of leukocyte | neutrophil |
A clotting factor in the blood plasma that by the action of thrombin is converted to fibrin | fibrinogen |
clumping of red blood cells | agglutination |
blood clot fixed in one place | thrombus |
death to tissue due to lack of blood | infarction |
universal blood type | type O |
universal recipient blood type | type AB |
SA node is also known as the | pacemaker |
circulation to all organs of the body | systemic circulation |
circulation to the lungs | pulmonary circulation |
smallest blood vessels | capillaries |
contraction of the ventricles is stimulated by | Purkinje fibers |
generates and distributes electrical impulses over the heart | conduction system |
disease associated with accumulation of plaque | atherosclerosis |
progressive weakening of the heart muscle | heart failure |
arteries that deliver blood to the capillaries | arterioles |
hollow core in blood vessels | lumen |
supply oxygenated blood to the heart muscle | coronary arteries |
pain due to reduced blood flow to the heart | angina |
another name for high blood pressure | hypertension |
lymphatic vessels that absorb fats | lacteals |
lymphatic tissue located in the mediastinum | thymus gland |
foreign proteins that cause an immune response | antigens |
largest lyphatic tissue in the body | spleen |
immunity acquired naturally or when we get a vaccine | active immunity |
immunity acquired from a mother to her baby | passive immunity |
fluid between tissue cells | interstitial |
lymphocytes associated with humoral immunity | B lymphocytes |
lymphocytes associated with cellular immunity | T lymphocytes |
another name for pharyngeal tonsils | adenoids |
swelling of tissue | edema |
left lymphatic duct | thoracic duct |
lymphatic tissue in the small intestines | Peyer's patches |
enzyme in saliva that destroys bacteria | lysozyme |
chemical that prevents blood from clotting | anticoagulant |
antibody blood proteins | gamma globulins |
pigment in the red blood cell that carries oxygen | hemoglobin |
blood test that estimates the amount of red blood cells | hematocrit |
This clotting pathway is started by platelet factors | intrinsic pathway |
organ that produces most clotting factors | liver |
complex on the EKG that indicated ventricular contraction | QRS |
PVC | premature ventricular contraction |
Maximum pressure of the artery | systolic presssure |
failure to restore a normal blood pressure following a trauma | shock |
antibodies found in type O blood | Anti-A and Anti-B |
antibodies found in type AB blood | none |
antibodies found in type B blood | anti-A |
in an EKG when the SA node sends a message it results in a | P wave |
part of the blood tht plays a part in temperature regulation | water |
fluid that moves out of blood capillaries | lymph |
the vessels entering a lymph node are | afferent |
when the lymph cycle is done the fluid goes back to the | blood |
vessels that have walls one cell thick | capillaries |
heart valve with 2 cusps | mitral valve |
blood does not flow backward in our veins due to | valves |
clot dissolution is called | fibrinolysis |
white blood cell that produces antihistamines | basophils |
disease in which red cells are destroyed | hemolytic anemia |
55% of blood | plasma |
a solid element of blood responsible for clotting | thrombocytes |
another name for thrombocyte | platelets |
middle layer of heart | myocardium |