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Chapter 6
Circulatory System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which vessels carry oxygenated blood? | Arteries |
| Which vessels carry deoxygenated blood? | Veins |
| Is blood in venous, arterial or both? | Both |
| What is the largest artery in the body? | Aorta |
| How long does one complete contraction and relaxation of the heart last? | 0.8 seconds |
| Where does the coronary circulation take oxygenated blood directly to? | Heart |
| What is the fluid portion of the blood? | Plasma |
| What is the cellular portion of the blood called? | Formed Elements |
| How many chambers are in the heart? | 4 |
| What is the middle layer of the heart called? | Myocardium |
| What are the four stages of hemostasis? | Vasoconstriction, Platelet Plug, Secondary Hemostatic Plug, Fibrinolysis |
| What is the universal blood donor type? | O |
| What is the universal blood recipient type? | AB |
| What is another name for red blood cells? | Erythrocytes |
| What is another name for white blood cells? | Leukocytes |
| What is another name for Platelets? | Thrombocytes |
| If a test needs to be performed on whole blood, what additive is in the tube? | Anticoagulant |
| What is the fluid called in the lymphatic system? | Lymph |
| What is the process called when a clot is dissolved? | Fibrinolysis |
| What does the mother receive to prevent hemolytic disease of her newborn is she is Rh negative? | Rhogam |
| What is the normal composition of the blood? | 55% plasma, 45% formed elements |
| What is the method of blood-typing called? | ABO |
| What is a cardiac cycle? | One complete contraction and relaxation of the heart |
| What does hemostasis mean? | Stoppage of bleeding after an injury |
| What vascular system carries blood from the right ventricle to the lungs to pick up oxygen? | Pulmonary Circulation |
| The blood in the aorta is high in? | Oxygen |
| What is the thin fluid filled sac around the heart called? | Pericardium |
| What vessel supplies the heart with deoxygenated blood from the lower body? | inferior Vena Cava |
| What vessel supplies the heart with deoxygenated blood from the upper body? | Superior Vena Cava |
| What is the wall of cartilage called that separates the hearts chambers? | Septa (Septum) |
| What is the average heart rate per minute? | 72 bpm (beats per Minute) |
| What is the average blood pressure? | 120/80 |
| What organ plays an important role in hemostasis? | Liver |
| What is the outer layer of the heart called? | Epicardium |
| What is the middle layer of the heart called? | Myocardium |
| What is the inner layer of the heart called? | Endocardium |
| What type of blood test is done to match a unit of blood to be transfused? | Type & Cross Match |
| What blood test is done to test for anemia? | CBC |
| What initiates the heart to beat by electrical impulse? | Sinoatrial Node |
| What is the contracting phase of the cardiac cell called? | Systolic |
| What is the upper receiving chamber of the heart? | Left and right Atrium |
| What blood test is performed when a patient is on Coumadin? | Protime |
| What blood tests are preformed if the patient might be having an MI? | AST, CK, TROPONIN |
| What blood tests are performed if the patient has an embolus? | PT, PTT FDP, Triglyceride |
| What blood test if performed to see if the patient has fats in the blood? | Lipid Panel |
| What chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood into the Aorta? | Left Venterical |
| What is another name for the heart's "pacemaker"? | Sinoatrial Node (SA) |
| What does the term "cardiac output" imply? | Volume of blood pumped in 1 minute |
| What is the arterial pressure during relaxation of the ventricles called? | Diastolic |
| If a patient is Rh negative, what does his RBC's lack? | D Antigen |
| What is the fluid portion of the blood called after the specimen has clotted and centrifuged? | Serum |
| What is the difference between plasma and serum? | Serum does not contain fibrinogen (in the clot) |
| What is the pathway that works outside the bloodstream during coagulation? | Extrinsic Pathway |
| What is the pathway that works inside the bloodstream during coagulation? | Intrinsic Pathway |
| What is vasoconstriction? | Vessel gets smaller to reduce flow to an injury |
| What is Fibrinolysis? | Dissolving of a clot |
| Is the blood in capillaries more venous or arterial? | Arterial |
| What are the main components of the lymphatic system? | Lymph, lymphatic vessels, ducts and nodes |
| Inflammation of a vein with a blood clot is called? | Thrombophlebitis |
| What is a blood test for monitoring a patient with diabetes? | HbA1c |
| A blood pressure cuff device for measuring one's blood pressure is called? | Sphygmommanometer |
| The conversion of a liquid such as blood into a semi-solid gel or clot is called? | Coagulation |
| A machine that record electrical activity during a cardiac cycle is called? | EKG Machine |
| What is the medical term for a blood clot circulating in the blood stream? | Embolis |
| What is the proper order of direction in the flow of blood? | Arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins |
| What keeps the blood in the veins moving? | Skeletal muscle movement and valves in the veins |
| What heart chamber receives blood from the systemic system? | Right atrium |
| What heart chamber delivers oxygenated blood to the ascending and descending aorta? | Left Ventricle |
| The heart muscle get its supply from the... | Coronary arteries |
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