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26 Cards in this Set
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Blood Pressure |
Measure of force exerted by blood on the blood vessel wall |
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Erythrocyte |
The most numerous cell in the blood |
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Median Cubital Vein |
1st choice of vein for veinpuncture |
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Coagulation |
Blood clotting process |
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Vasoconstriction |
Narrowing of the blood vessels to decrease the flow of the blood |
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Cossmatch |
Compatibility test performed before a unit of blood is determined to be suitable for transfusion |
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Fibrinolysis |
Process initiated by activation of the clotting mechanism that releases substances that lead to dissolution of the fibrin clot |
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Systole |
Contraction phase of Cardiac Cycle |
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Atria |
Upper chambers on each side of the heart that receive blood before it enters the ventricles |
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Arrhythmia |
Irregularity in heart rate, rhythm, or beat |
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Extrinsic Pathway |
Coagulation pathway initiated by release of thromboplastin (factor3) from injured tissue |
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Systemic Circulation |
System that Carrie's oxygenated blood with nutrients from the heart to all cells of the body |
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Ventricles |
Lower chambers of the heart |
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Basilica Vein |
Large vein on the inner side of the arm in the antecubital fossa |
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Pulmonary circulation |
System that carries blood from the heart to the lungs to remove carbon dioxide, and return oxygenated blood to the heart |
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Anticoagulation |
Substance that prevents blood from clotting |
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Leukocyteblood |
cell with extra vascular function, residing in the tissue for months or even years |
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Diastole |
Relaxation phase of the cardiac cycle |
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Hemostasis |
Process by which the body stops the leakage of blood from vascular system |
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Thrombocyte |
Cell that is better known as a platelet |
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ECG |
Actual record of the electrical current ts corresponding to each event in the heart muscle contraction |
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Cephalic vein |
2nd choice vein for veinpuncture located in the lateral aspect of the arm in the antecubital fossa |
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Sphygmomanometer |
Blood pressure cuff |
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Intrinsic pathway |
Coagulation pathway involving coagulation factors circulating within the blood stream, initiated with factor XII activation |
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Veins in the arm chart |
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Heart Anatomy |
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