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Circulatory System
| Answer | |
|---|---|
| Endocardium | Smooth layer of cells that lines the inside of the chambers of the heart and is continuous with the inside of blood vessels. |
| Pericardium | Double layer membrane or sac that covers the outside of the heart. |
| Myocardium | Thickest layer, muscular middle layer. |
| Diastole | Period of relaxation of the heart. |
| Systole | Period of work, or contraction of the heart. |
| Arterioles | Carry blood away from the heart |
| Veins | Blood vessels carry blood back to the heart. |
| Arteries | Small arteries that branch out into capillaries |
| Capillaries | Connect arteries with veneles ( the smallest veins ) allows exchange of nutrients and gasses between blood and body. |
| Plasma | 90% water with many dissolved or suspended suspences. |
| Hemoglobin | Red blood cells contain this, A complex protein compared of the protein molecule called global and iron compound called heme. Carries oxygen and carbon dioxide gives blood it's red color when it has oxygen. |
| Aorta | The main and largest artery of the body which supplies oxygenated blood to the body. |
| Erythrocytes | Red blood cells, produced in red bone marrow, one million per minute. It contains hemoglobin which transports oxygen & carbon dioxide. |
| Thrombocytes | Platelet, blood cell required for clotting of the blood. |
| Leukocytes | White blood cells to fight infection in the body. |
| Hemophilia | Platelets are missing which leads to excessive bleeding and improper clotting. |
| Sickle cell anemia | Abnormal shaped blood cells that get stuck in the blood vessels which blocks the blood flow preventing the delivery of oxygen. |
| DVT & Pulmonary embolism | ( Deep Vein Thrombosis ) Blood cells loosen up and get stuck in the lungs. |
| Stroke/CVA/FAST | Stroke is damage to the brain from interruption of it's blood supply. CVA: cerebral vascular accident FAST: face,arms,speech,time |
| Aneurysm | A weakness in a blood vessel that balloons and fills with blood and eventually pop. |
| Leukemia | Cancer of the blood |
| Phlebotomist | People who draw blood from patient |
| Cardiologist | Heart doctor |
| Hematologist | Blood doctor and researcher |
| Electrocardiogram | A record or display of a person's heartbeat produced by electrocardiography. |
| Know number of cells in a cubic millimeter | 5 million |
| Know the order and names of electrical conductivity of the heart | 1. SA node 2. AV node 3. Bundle branches 4. Purkinje fibers |
| Know the blood types and who can give to whom | A contains antigen A on ABC B contains antigen B on RBC AB contains both antigen A & B on RBC O contains neither antigen A or B on RBC O - : Universal donor A + : Universal receiver |
| Know how much blood the average adult has in their body ( quarts ) | 4-6 quarts |
| Know what the bright red color of blood is indicative of | It indicates that hemoglobin carries oxygen |
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