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Jacob

Anatomy week 6-12

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The type of membranous tissue that lines the heart and blood vessels is the endothelium.
Renal veins drain blood from the kidneys.
Which layer of the larger blood vessels is made up of endothelium? tunica intima
The term blood type refers to the type of blood cell antigen.
_____ is used to determine the volume percentage of red blood cells in whole blood. Hematocrit
A glycoprotein hormone that is secreted to increase oxygen concentration in the tissues is erythropoietin.
After blood leaves the lungs and returns to the heart, it enters the left atrium.
The outermost layer of the larger blood vessels is the tunica adventitia.
The four structures that compose the conduction system of the heart are the SA node, AV node, AV bundle, and Purkinje fibers.
During fetal circulation, what opening in the septum, between the right and left atria, directs most of the blood so that it bypasses the fetal lungs? foramen ovale
Which of the following is not a formed element found in the blood? plasma
Microscopic vessels that carry blood from small arteries to small veins are capillaries.
From which vessels do myocardial cells receive blood? coronary arteries
The normal cardiac impulse that initiates mechanical contraction of the heart arises in the SA node.
During pregnancy, what happens to the oxygenated blood returned from the placenta via the umbilical vein? it flows into the inferior vena cava.
Erythrocytes begin their maturation sequence in red bone marrow from nucleated cells known as: hematopoietic stem cells.
The molecule that makes up 95% of the dry weight of each red blood cell and is responsible for the red pigment is hemoglobin.
All of the following are granulocytes except lymphocytes.
The internal iliac artery supplies blood to the pelvis.
The heart has its own special covering, a loose-fitting inextensible sac called the pericardium.
The normal ECG is composed of all of the following except a E wave.
Which types of arteries are also called conducting arteries and include the aorta? elastic arteries
in _____, blood moves from veins to other veins or arteries to other arteries without passing through an intervening capillary network. Correct! vascular anastomoses
A graphic record of the heart’s electrical activity is a(n) ECG.
Platelets play an important role in blood clotting.
The _____ is(are) supplied with blood from the left subclavian artery. head and upper extremities
A decrease in the amount of white blood cells is called leukopenia.
Atria are often called _____ because they receive blood from vessels called veins. receiving chambers
Blood flow from the heart through blood vessels to all parts of the body and back to the heart is referred to as _____ circulation. systemic
The free edges of the atrioventricular valves are anchored to the papillary muscles.
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