| 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 |