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52 Cards in this Set
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What is the term for the component that makes up about 55 percent of blood volume?
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Plasma
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What is the term for the most abundant plasma protein?
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Albumin
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What is the term for the class of plasma proteins that function in transporting lipids and in immunity?
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Globulins
- Alpha & Beta Globulins: lipid transport - Gamma Globulins: immunity |
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What is the term for the stem cell or precursor cell that gives rise to all blood cell types?
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Hemocytoblast
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What is the term for the process of forming blood cells?
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Hematopoeisis
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What is the term for the molecule in erythrocytes that combines with oxygen?
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Hemoglobin
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What is the term for the most numerous phagocytic leukocyte?
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Neutrophils
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What are the terms for the two agranulocytes in the blood?
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Lymphocytes & Monocytes
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What is the term for the largest phagocytic blood cell?
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Monocyte
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What is the term for the formed element that functions in blood clotting?
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Thrombocytes (platelets)
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What is the term for the insoluble threads that form the foundation of a blood clot?
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Fibrin threads
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What is the term for the blood type proteins on the surface of RBC’s?
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Agglutinogens
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What are the terms for the two ABO blood types that theoretically can be given to a type A individual?
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A & O
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What is the term for the components in recipient’s blood that react with mismatched donor’s blood?
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Antigens & Antibodies
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What is the fetal Rh type that may develop hemolytic disease of the newborn?
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If the fetus is Rh+ and the mother is Rh-
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What is the term for the thickest layer of the heart wall?
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Myocardium
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What is the term for the chamber of the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs?
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Left Atrium
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What is the term for the chamber of the heart with the thickest wall?
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Left Ventricle
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What is the term for the atrioventricular valve that is associated with the same chamber as the pulmonary semilunar valve?
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Tricuspid Valve
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What is the term for the projections of myocardium that anchor atrioventricular valve cusps?
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Papillary Muscles
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What is the term for the chamber that receives venous blood from the superior vena cava?
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Right Atrium
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What is the term for the vessel that branches to form the circumflex artery?
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Left Coronary Artery
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What is the term for the part of the conduction system that is called the pacemaker?
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Sinoatrial (SA) Node
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What is the term for the region of an ECG that represents ventricular depolarization?
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QRS complex
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What is the term for the contraction phase of the cardiac cycle?
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Systole
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What is the term for the amount of blood ejected from a ventricle in one contraction?
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Stroke Volume
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What is the term given to the amount of blood in the ventricle at the beginning of contraction?
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End-diastolic volume
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What is the term for the location of the cardiac center that alters heart rate?
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Medulla Oblongata
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What is the term for the portion of the autonomic nervous system that generally increases heart rate and contraction strength?
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Sympathetic
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What is the term for the smallest blood vessels?
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Capillaries
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What is the term for the vessels that carry blood away from the heart?
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Arteries
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What are the two differences in structure between arteries and veins?
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Veins are thin-walled and less rigid, where as Arteries are thick-walled and more rigid.
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What is the name for the vessel for the pulse point in the neck? In your wrist? What causes your pulse?
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Neck: Common Carotid Artery. Wrist: Radial Artery. Pulse is the alternating expansion and recoil of an artery in response to the surge f blood ejected from the left ventricle during contraction.
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What is the term for the location of the vasomotor center in the CNS?
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Medulla Oblongata
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What is the term for the branch of the aortic arch that supplies blood to the right side of the head and right arm? (Think Cat)
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Brachiocephalic
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What are the vessels formed by the splitting of the aorta? (Think Cat)
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Brachiocephalic and Left Subclavean
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What is the term for the vessel that carries blood from the digestive organs and spleen to the liver (Think Cat)
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Celiac Artery
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What are the two veins that join to form the superior vena cava? (Think Cat)
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Left and Right Brachiocephalic
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What is the term for the enzyme in saliva?
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Amylase
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What is the term for the structure that controls passage of food from the esophagus into the stomach?
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Cardiac Sphincter
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What is the term for the longitudinal folds in the mucosa of the stomach?
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Rugae
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What is the term for the enzyme secreted by the stomach cells?
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Gastrin
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What is the term for the lymph capillaries that absorb monoglycerides and fat soluble vitamins?
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Villi
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What is the term for the first, or proximal, part of the small intestine?
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Duodenum
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What is the term for the region of the small intestine where the pancreatic duct empties pancreatic exocrine secretions?
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What is the hormone that stimulates release of bicarbonate-rich fluid from the pancreas?
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What are the three monosaccharides that are the end products of carbohydrate digestion?
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What is the term for the air sacs where diffusion of gases occurs?
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Alveoli
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What is the form in which 97% of the oxygen is transported?
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What is the form in which most of the carbon dioxide is transported?
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What is the term for the nerve that carries impulses to the diaphragm?
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What is the factor that provides the strongest stimulus for breathing?
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