Great for doctors and med students, these flash cards cover blood flow through the heart.
There are 26 flash cards in this set (5 pages to print.)
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| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| The liquid part of the blood is called | plasma |
| The medical term for the blood cells that are necessary for blood clotting is: | thrombocytes |
| RBC's are darker red when they are filled with: | CO2 |
| Which one is the heart chamber to first receive blood from the body's tissues? | right atrium |
| The large veins which return blood to the heart after the blood has circulated throughout the body are: | the superior and inferior vena cava |
| The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood from the: | R ventricle to the lungs |
| Medical term for a blood clot | Thrombus |
| Blood cells that help transport O2 to the body's tissues | erythrocytes |
| Defect in a heart valve | murmur |
| Slow heart rate <60 bpm | bradycardia |
| Recording of the electrical activity of the heart | EKG |
| Localized mass of blood | hematoma |
| Medical term that means a decrease in number of WBC's | leukopenia |
| Medical term that means an increase in number of WBC's | leukocytosis |
| Condition where there is a decreased number of RBC's | anemia |
| Process of blood clotting | coagulation |
| Blood cells that protect the body against disease and infection | leukocytes |
| Fast heart rate >100bpm | tachycardia |
| The heart is located in the _________cavity | thoracic |
| The SA node is called the ______ of the heart | pacemaker |
| The second heart sound is _________and is caused by the closure of the _______valves. | dupp, semilunar valves |
| The first heart sound is ___ and is caused by closure of the __ valves | lubb, tricuspid and mitral valves |
| What is erythropoiesis? | Development of RBC's |
| In what two main areas of the body does Erythropoiesis? | Red bone marrow and lymphatic tissue |
| What is the myocardium? | cardiac muscle tissue |
| What artery supplies blood to the myocardium? | coronary arteries |
