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40 Cards in this Set
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T or F The atrium is a portion of the auricle |
False |
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Blood can divided into a fluid and ___________ part |
Protein |
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Leukocytes help to fight_____ |
Infection |
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Arteries carry blood {direction} to the heart |
Away |
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________ provide sites for nutrient/gas transfer in the circulatory system |
Capillaries |
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Tachycardia describes an _______ heart rate |
Faster than normal |
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The types of proton found in plasma |
Albumin Globulins Fibrinogen |
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Purpose of heart valves |
Keep blood from blowing backwards |
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Is the cranial vena cava inferior or superior in humans |
Superior |
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Which heart chamber has the thickest wall |
Left ventricle |
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Another name for a sinoatrial node |
SA node |
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What sound does a systolic murmur make? |
Lib-swish-dub. AV valve leaks |
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Is blood pressure higher in arteries or veins? |
Arteries |
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Describe and electrocardiogram during an asystole condition |
Flat line |
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Why would you do a blood smear |
To see white blood cells |
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Why would you do microhematocrit |
Percentage of red blood cells |
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Other name for platelets |
Thrombocytes |
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When blood separates what is in the Buffy layer? |
White blood cells and platelets |
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What units are the refractometer measures in? |
Grams per deciliter |
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What are the four chambers of the heart |
Right atrium Right ventricle Left atrium Left ventricle |
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Name of heart valves |
Tricuspid valve Pulmonary valve Mitral valve Aortic valve |
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How does blood flow through the heart |
Vena cava Right atrium Tricuspid valve Right ventricle Pulmonary arteries Arterioles Lungs Venules Veins Left atrium Mitral valve Left ventricle Aorta Body Vena cava |
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Different murmurs |
Systolic-AV valve leaks. Lub swish dub Diastolic- aortic valve leaks Lub dub swish |
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Lub- Dub- |
Contract Relax |
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P wave |
SA node fires and atria contracts |
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QRS complex |
Ventricles contract |
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T peak |
Ventricles prepare for next contraction |
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PR interval |
Time delay between two contractions |
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Hypo- Hyper- |
Low High |
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Name for RBC and WBC |
Erythrocytes and leukocytes |
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Production of red blood cells in bone marrow |
Erythropoiesis |
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High level of RBC |
Dehydration |
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Low level RBC |
Anemic |
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Normal level RBC |
47% |
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Not enough blood pumped to vital tissue |
Shock |
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Diastole phase of cardiac cycle |
Relaxation |
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Systole phase of cardiac cycle |
Contraction |
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Arrhythmia |
Change in rate rhythm or conduction within the heart |
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Tachycardia |
Heart rate faster than normal |
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When body's immune system destroys its own cells |
Autoimmune disease |
