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| Liquid containing suspended substances that don't settle out of the solution |
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| Contains all the components of the blood |
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| Straw-colored liquid matrix |
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| Production of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets |
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| Another way to call Hemopoiesis |
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| Hemopoietic Stem Cells in red bone marrow that eventually differentiate into the different formed elements |
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| Stem cells that develop into the different kinds of blood cells |
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| Protein in red blood cells that are responsible for transporting oxygen |
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| Hemoglobin that is carrying oxygen |
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| Hemoglobin that is carrying carbon dioxide |
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| To test the compatibility of a donor's and a recipient's blood or tissue |
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| Deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues |
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| Hemoglobin that transports carbon monoxide |
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| Process by which white blood cells leave the circulation(emigration) and enters the tissues of the body |
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| Attraction of white blood cells to chemical stimuli released by dead cells with damaged tissues or by foreign substances |
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| Complete Blood Count (CBC) |
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| Total number of blood cells in the body |
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| Production of red blood cells |
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| Hemostasis (Probably going to be a short answer question so study this) |
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| Process that stops bleeding so as to preserve blood volume homeostasis |
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| Indicates the measure of Erythropoiesis |
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| A glycoprotein hormone produced by the kidneys and controls Erythropoiesis |
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| A Hemopoietic Stem Cell that has committed into developing into a specific red blood cell |
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| Hemopoietic Stem Cells in red bone marrow that will eventually differentiate into different formed elements |
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| A green unstable bile pigment that is product of the breakdown of heme |
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| An orange-yellowish pigment in bile that is also a byproduct of the breakdown of heme |
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| A crystalline organic compound that contributes to the yellow color of urine |
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| A crystalline organic compound that contributes to the brown color of feces |
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| Total number of white blood cells in the blood |
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| Differential White Blood Count |
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| Diagnostic test to determine relative proportion of the individual types of white blood cell types |
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| Protein that is secreted by endothelial cells that forms a bridge between the collagen and the thrombocytes |
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| The action or process of a blood changing to a solid or semi-solid state. AKA Blood clotting |
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| Threadlike protein that forms a network that traps blood cells, platelets, and nearby fluid to form a clot |
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| Proteins circulating in the blood that play a role in coagulation |
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| Process by which the clot dissolves when healing occurs |
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| An inactive plasma protein floating around in the blood circulation |
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| An active plasminogen that is not an enzyme to hydrolyzes(breaks down) fibrin |
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| Components that prevent clot formation that are administered in non-injured areas to dilute coagulation factors |
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| Transfer of blood or blood components from one person into the bloodstream of another |
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| To introduce a solution into the body via vein |
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| Glycolipids on the surface of the red blood cells |
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| Molecules in the plasma that interact with antigens in a specific manner |
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| Clumping of red blood cells due to the antibodies binding to the antigens |
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| The bursting of red blood cells |
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| Cells separated from the serum and tested with known antibodies to determine the antigen type on the cell surface |
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| Plasma without clotting factors |
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| Direct connections between the arterial branches. The numbers of these can increase with aerobic exercise |
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| Phase of heart contraction |
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| Phase of heart relaxation |
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| Amount of blood ejected by the left ventricle per minute |
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| Volume of blood pumped by the left ventricle during each cardiac cycle(heartbeat) |
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| The difference between carbon dioxide when a person is at rest and the maximum cardiac output |
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| Pericardium (Pericardial Sac) |
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| Double layered membrane that surrounds the heart |
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| The central compartment of the thoracic cavity that holds the heart and lungs |
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| Outer layer of the Pericardium with tough connective tissues that attaches to the heart to the mediastinum |
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| Inner layer of the Pericardium |
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| The lining of tough connective tissues of the Fibrous Pericardium |
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| Visceral Pericardium(Epicardium) |
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| The sac that covers the heart tissue |
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| Serous fluid-containing cavity between the Visceral and Parietal Pericardium |
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| The outer, thin serous membrane of the heart wall |
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| The middle, thick cardiac muscle layer that is responsible for the heart contractions. It is the middle layer of the heart wall |
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| The inner, smooth surface formed by simple squamous epithelium |
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| The two thin-walled, superior chambers in the heart |
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| Located on the right side of the septum where the foramen ovale used to be |
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| Opening between the Atria and the embryo & fetus |
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| External flap-like extensions of the atria and ventricles |
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| The two Thick-walled, inferior chambers of the heart |
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| The stout wall separating the two ventricles |
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| The vein that delivers deoxygenated blood from the superior region of the body to the right atrium |
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| The vein that delivers deoxygenated blood from the inferior region of the body to the right atrium |
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| The vein that delivers deoxygenated blood from the walls of the heart to the right atrium |
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| Blood vessels that branch from the pulmonary trunk to deliver deoxygenated blood to the lungs for gas exchange |
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| An artery that delivers deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs for gas exchange |
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| An artery that delivers oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the body |
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| Right and Left coronary Arteries |
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| Arteries that branch off from the aorta |
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| Veins that brings deoxygenated blood into the coronary sinus |
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| Tough connected tissue in the heart that are made up of flaps or cusps that allow blood to flow form one chamber to the other when open and prevent the blood from flowing back when closed |
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| Located between the atria and ventricles |
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| Valve that is between the right atrium and right ventricle that has 3 cusps or flaps |
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| Valve that is between the left atrium and left ventricle that has 2 cusps or flaps |
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| Muscles in each ventricle that attach to the cusps of the atrioventricular valves |
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| Thin connective tissue strings that connect the atrioventricular valves to the papillary muscles |
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| Valves with small pocket-like cusps that prevent the blood from flowing back into the ventricles from either the pulmonary trunk or aorta |
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| Valve that allows blood to move from the left ventricle to the aorta. It is located in the aorta |
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| Pulmonary Semilunar Valve |
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| Valve that allows blood to move from the right ventricle to the pulmonary trunk. It is located in the pulmonary trunk |
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| System that relays action potentials through the heart |
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| Sinoatrial(Pacemaker) Nodes, SA Nodes |
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| Nodes that are the origin of the normal cardiac excitation(sets the pace of the heartbeat, hence the name Pacemaker). It is located near the opening of the superior vena cava |
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| Bundle of His(Atrioventricular Bundle, AV Bundle) |
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| Conducting bundles that transmits action potentials from the atrioventricular node down the interventricular septum to the apex, where it divides into the right and left bundles |
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| Inferior terminal fibers of the bundle branches that conduct action potentials to the myocardium very rapidly |
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| Allows the heart to stimulate itself to beat and can contract at regular intervals |
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| The result of action potentials that causes depolarization of the atrial myocardium that signals an onset of atrial contraction |
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| Ventricular depolarization that signals the onset of ventricular contraction. The atria relax during this part |
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| Repolarization of ventricles that leads to the onset of ventricular relaxation |
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| PQ/PR Interval of the EKG |
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| The atria contract and then relax. At the end of the PR interval, the ventricles begin to contract |
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| The approximate length of time required for the ventricle to contract and begin to relax |
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| The repetitive pumping process that begins with the onset of contraction and ends with beginning of the next contraction (1 whole heart beat) |
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| Stage where the atrioventricular valves and closed and the semilunar valves are open. The blood flows into relaxed ventricles as a result of atrial contraction and gravity. The ventricles are in diastole(relaxing) in this stage |
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| Stage where the blood-filled ventricles contract which increases ventricular pressure . The pressure pushes the blood towards the atria which closes the atrioventricular valves. After more contractions, the semilunar valves open and the blood is pushed into the aorta and pulmonary trunk. The atria are in diastole(relaxation) |
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| The stage where the ventricles relax and pressure within decreases. This causes the blood to flow back into the aorta and pulmonary trunk, but be caught by the semilunar valves because they are closed now. The atria have been filling with blood and the pressure within slowly rises in this stage |
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| Cardiac cycles(heart beats) per minute |
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| End Diastolic Volume (EDV) |
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| The amount of blood that collects in a ventricle during diastole |
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| End Systolic Volume (ESV) |
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| Volume of blood remaining in the ventricle after it has contracted |
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| States that when the ventricles eject as much blood as they receive and they more the ventricles are stretched, the harder they contract |
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| The amount of blood that is returned to the heart |
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| The extent to which the ventricles are stretched |
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| The pressure the contracting ventricles must produce to move blood into the aorta and pulmonary trunk |
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| Mechanoreceptors that are sensitive to the changes in blood pressure. They are located in the walls of most large arteries of the neck and thorax |
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| Mechanoreceptors that detect chemical changes in the blood pH, carbon dioxide and oxygen. They are located in carotid and aortic bodies |
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