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Shannon Hiatt

Anatomy Study Stack chapters 6-12

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CPR is also known as: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
The heart is covered by visceral layer of serous pericardium also known as: Epicardium
Name the four chambers of the heart? Right ventricle Left ventricle Right atrium Left atrium
Vessel that carries blood away from the heart are: Arteries
Vessel that carries blood toward the heart are: Veins
Microscopic vessel that carries blood between arteries and veins and permits exchange of substances be-tween the blood and the surrounding tissue are: Capillaries
How many pairs of ribs are there? 7 pairs
Four structures make up the core of the electrical conduction system of the heart? Sinoatrial (SA) node Atrioventricular (AV) node Atrioventricular (AV) bundle (bundle of His) Subendocardial branches (Purkinje fibers)
The right lung has how many lobes? 3
The left lung has how many lobes? 2
The increase in vessel diameter caused by relaxation of vascular muscles, decreases resistance to blood flow, and thus blood flow into the tissue increases.. Vasodilation
Increases resistance to blood flow, and thus blood flow into the tissue decreases is called Vasoconstriction
The shift of the blood reservoir to the veins in the legs when standing is often called the orthostatic effect
Blood pressure is measured with the aid of an apparatus known as a sphygmomanometer
The mean arterial pressure (MAP) is an average blood pressure in the arteries, often calculated by this equation: MAP = (2 X diastolic BP + systolic BP / 3
Blood pressure that is lower than normal is called hypotension
Blood pressure that is higher than normal is called hypertension
Nongranular leukocytes. The formation of blood cellular components. hematopoiesis
Besides phagocytes, the body has an-other important set of cells that pro-vides innate defense of the body. Natural killer cells
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