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Chapter 5

Circulatory & Lymph System

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Heart muscle size of fist, in the chest, between lungs and behind the sternum
Pericardium A Double layered membrane that encloses the heart
Epicardium Protective outer layer of the heart includes pericardium
Myocardium Cardiac muscle
Septum Wall that separates the hearts chambers
Blood vascular system Closed-circuit system that consist of heart, arteries, capillaries veins and blood
Diffusion Process which substances move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration
Massage strokes are effective at getting blood through veins so the direction is Towards the heart to follow venus flow
Common Carotid Main source of blood supply to the heart, face adn neck
Pulmonary circulation Blood circulation from the heart to the lungs and back again to the heart.
From the right atrium venous blood passes through Tricuspid valve into the right ventrical
Atherosclerosis Accumulation of fatty deposits on the inner walls of arteries
You can massage a person with sever arterosclerosis No contradiction
CVA or stroke Disturbance in cerebral circulation
Varicose veins Protruding, bulbous, distended superficial veins usually in lower leg
Hematoma mass of blood trapped in tissue or cavity of the body - internal bleeding
Average size man has how many points of blood 11 or 1/16 to 1/20 of body weight
Blood Liquid connective tissue with fluid component (plasma) and solid component (red/white corpuscles and platelets)
What percentage of plasma is in the blood volumn 50-60%
Red Corpuscles Double concave disk-shaped cells with substance called hemoglobin.
Function of Red Corpuscles Carry oxygen from the lungs to the body cells and transport carbon dioxide from cells to the lungs.
Color of blood in arteries Bright red
Color of blood in veins (except Pulmonary) Dark red
White corpuscles Leucocytes protect the body against diseases
Plasma fluid component of the blood straw like in color win which red/white corpuscles and platelets are suspended.
Anemia Rapid loss or inadequate supply of red blood cells
Sickle cell anemia Inherited disorder in which abnormal hemoglobin causes RBC to assume a sickle shape
Leukemia Form of cancer - Uncontrolled production of WBC don't mature -non functional.
Function of the Lymphatic system Collect excess tissue fluid, invading microorganisms, damaged cells and protein molecules that are to large/toxic to return to blood system through capillary walls
Lymph capillaries are not located in the: Skin, CNS, bones and endomycin of muscles
What duct do the lymph from legs, abdomen, left arm/side of head, neck adn chest flow Thoracic duct
Blood cells that re able to engulf and digest cellular debris and foreign bodies in the tissues Phagocytosis
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