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Hazel Munoz

SCI220-05 Anatomy Set 2: Week 10 The Heart and Blood

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During fetal circulation, what opening in the septum, between right and left atria, directs most of the blood so that it bypasses the fetal lungs? Foramen ovale
A graphic record of the electrical activity of the heart is a(n) ______. ECG/EKG
Renal veins drain blood from the________. kidneys
Erythrocytes begin their maturation sequence in red bone marrow from nucleated cells known as ________. hematopoietic stem cells
Which of the following is NOT found in a normal ECG reading? P wave, QRS complex, T wave, E wave E wave
Free edges of the AV valves areanchored to the _______. papillary muscles
This layer of larger blood vessels are made up of endothelium. Tunica intima
What are the 4 structures that compose the conduction system of the heart? SA node, AV node, AV bundle, and Purkinje fibers
Blood type refers to the ______. antigen
___________ are also called conducting arteries and are in the aorta. Elastice arteries
These structures are supplied with blood from the left subclavian artery. Head and upper extremities
The heart valves that are located where the trunk of the pulmonary artery joins the reight ventricle and where the aorta joins the left ventricle are called _______. seilunar valves
The internal ilian artery supplies blood to the _______. pelvis
What is the outermost layer of the larger blood vessels? Tunica adventitia
Which of the following is NOT a granulocyte? Neutrophils, eosinophils, lymphocytes, basophiles Lymphocytes
In _________, blood moves from veins to other veins or arteries to other arteries w/o passing through an intervening capillary network. Vascular anastomoses
_________ sphincters function as regulatory valves that reduces bloodflow through a network of capillaries when they contract and constrict the arterioles. Precapillary
After blood leaves the lungs and return to the heart, where does it enter? Left atrium
What structure initiates mechanical contraction of a normal cardiac impulse? SA node
The heart has its own special sac called the _______. pericardium
Which of the following is a formed element found in blood? Platelet, WBC, RBC, plasma WBC, RBC, and platelet
Atria are also known as _________ because they receive blood from veins. receiving chambers
This vessel drains much of the superficial leg and foot. Great saphenous vein
A gycoprotein hormonethat is secreted to increase oxygen concentration in the tissues is ________. Erythropoietin
What do platelets do? Blood clotting
Where do myocardial cells receive blood from? Coronary arteries
Microscopic vessels that carry blood from small arteries to small veins are ________. capillaries
The brachiocephalic vein drains blood from _______. head, neck, and upper extremity
Neutrophils are highly mobile and phagocytic. They migrate out of blood vessels and into tissue spaces. This process is known as _______. diapedesis
What division of the Autonomic nervous system sends fibers to the heart? Sympathetic and Parasympathetic
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