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Anatomy Test 3
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Nursing
Undergraduate 2
02/05/2014

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Blood plasma
Definition
Blood minus its cells
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Average amount of blood
Definition
4 to 6 L
7% - 9% of body weight
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Blood Plasma
Definition
Digestive food, waste products, and proteins
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Blood Plasma
Definition
Transportation (Nutrients and oxygen)
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Blood Plasma
Definition
Eliminates carbon dioxide and waste
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Red blood cells (RBC)
Definition
Erythrocytes
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RBC
Definition
Have no nucleus
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Red bone marrow
Definition
Sternum, ribs, hip bones
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Red bone marrow
Definition
(myeloid tissue) forms all blood cells
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RBC
Definition
Transports oxygen
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RBC
Definition
count too high can cause stroke
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Anemia
Definition
less red blood cells and 2 hemoglobin being made
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Pernicious Anemia
Definition
deficiency of vitamin B12
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Polycythemia
Definition
abnormally high RBC count
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Erroneous test
Definition
falsely high hematocrit
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Protein
Definition
Most abundant solute is protein
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Albumin
Definition
Helps thicken and maintain blood volume
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White blood cells (WBC)
Definition
Leukocytes
Term
WBC
Definition
Defense
Term
Leukopenia
Definition
Abnormally low WBC count
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Leukocytosis
Definition
Abnormally high WBC count
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Clotting factors released at the injury site produce
Definition
Prothrombin activator
Term
Vitamin K
Definition
stimulates liver cells to increase prothrombin
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Thrombus
Definition
clot that stays where it forms
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Embulus
Definition
clot that is dislodged into blood stream
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Universal donor
Definition
Type O
Term
Universal recipient
Definition
Type AB
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RH positive blood
Definition
RH factor antigen present
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RH negative blood
Definition
No RH factor present
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Heart location
Definition
Left of the midline of the sternum
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Atria
Definition
Two upper chambers ( receiving chambers) right and left
Term
Wall of each heart chamber is composed of cardiac muscle tissue called
Definition
Myocardium
Term
Pericardium
Definition
Covering sac
Term
Epicardium or visceral pericardium
Definition
Inner sac
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Parietal pericardium
Definition
outer layer
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Two distinct heart sounds
Definition
"Lub-Dub"
Term
Lub
Definition
Caused by vibration and closure of AV valves during contraction of the ventricles
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Dub
Definition
is caused by the closure of the semilunar valves during relaxation of the ventricles
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Sequence of blood flow
Definition
Superior Vena Cava - tricuspid valve - Right ventricle - pulmonary SC valve - pulmonary arteries- lungs
Term
Carries oxygen poor blood to the right atrium
Definition
superior VC
Term
Contracts and pulses blood through valve to aorta
Definition
Left Ventricle
Term
left or right side pumps with oxygen poor blood?
Definition
Right
Term
Myocardial infraction (heart attack)
Definition
blockage of blood flow through the coronary arteries
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Angina pectoris
Definition
chest pain caused by inadequate oxygen to the heart
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Coronary bypass surgery
Definition
veins from other parts of the body are used to bypass blockages in coronary arteries
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Complete heart beat
Definition
cardiac cycle
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Stroke volume
Definition
volume of blood ejected from one ventricle with each beat
Term
cardiac output
Definition
amount of blood that one ventricle can pump each minute 5L per minute
Term
Conduction system sequence
Definition
SA node - AV node - AV bundles - Purkinje fibers
Term
SA (sinoatrial) node (pace maker)
Definition
Located in the wall of the right atrium near the opening of the superior vena cava
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Electrocardiogram (ECG)
Definition
diagnose and treat heart disease
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Electrocardiogram (ECG)
Definition
visible tracings by a machine called an electrocardiograph
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Electrocardiogram (ECG)
Definition
Visible tracings of electrical signals
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Carry blood away from heart
Definition
Arteries
Term
Carries blood to the heart
Definition
Veins
Term
Carry blood from the arterioles to the venules
Definition
Capillaries
Term
veins
Definition
one way valves
Term
Capillaries
Definition
thin walls, exchange material from blood to tissues
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Pulse
Definition
found in arteries
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Hepatic portal circulation
Definition
unique blood route through the liver
Term
Fetal circulation
Definition
circulation before birth
Term
2 arteries 1 vein
Definition
Umbilical cord
Term
Causes rupture of vessel
Definition
Hypertension
Term
Blood can't get to vital organs
Definition
Hypotension
Term
Push or force of blood in the blood vessels
Definition
Blood pressure
Term
Expanding and recoiling, check rate, strength, rhythm
Definition
Arteries
Term
Lymph
Definition
Fluid in the tissue spaces
Term
Largest lymphatic vessel
Definition
Thoracic duct
Term
Lymphatic system
Definition
drainage
Term
Transported by lymphatic vessels to reenter blood stream
Definition
Lymph
Term
Forms in the blood plasma filters out of capillaries
Definition
Lymph
Term
Filter cells
Definition
phagocytic cells filter out bacteria and abnormal cells
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Defense and WBC formation
Definition
Lymphatic system
Term
Lymph nodes, tonsils, thymus, spleen
Definition
provide defense and development of immune cells
Term
Carry cancer cells
Cary bacteria
Route for spread of cancer
Definition
Lymph
Term
Produces T lymphocytes and plays role in immunity
Definition
Thymus
Term
Spleen
Definition
Filters out bacteria
Destroys RBC
Blood reservoir
Term
Heat, redness, pain, swelling
Definition
Inflammation
Term
Causes formation of antibodies
Definition
antigen
Term
Kills harmful cells by making a hole in cell membrane, swells and bursts
Definition
Complement proteins
Term
Neutrophils
Definition
short lived phagocytic
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Lymphocytes
Definition
Circulates in body's fluid
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B cells
Definition
produce humoral immunity (long-term immunity)
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