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Anatomy and Physiology: Circulatory System Part 1
This deck covers key concepts about the circulatory system, focusing on the components of blood, heart anatomy, and the pathways of circulation.
______ _________ are the only component of plasma that cannot pass through the capillary membrane to reach the cells.
Plasma proteins
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______ _________ are the only component of plasma that cannot pass through the capillary membrane to reach the cells.
Plasma proteins
What are the three formed elements of blood?
Erythrocytes; Leukocytes; Thrombocytes
The main component of erythrocytes is _____, which gives blood its color.
Hemoglobin
What is the most numerous formed element of blood?
Erythrocytes
_____ are clear white blood cells that do not contain hemoglobin.
Leukocytes
Which type of lymphocytes respond to the presence of foreign substances that produce antibodies.
B
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
______ _________ are the only component of plasma that cannot pass through the capillary membrane to reach the cells. | Plasma proteins |
What are the three formed elements of blood? | Erythrocytes; Leukocytes; Thrombocytes |
The main component of erythrocytes is _____, which gives blood its color. | Hemoglobin |
What is the most numerous formed element of blood? | Erythrocytes |
_____ are clear white blood cells that do not contain hemoglobin. | Leukocytes |
Which type of lymphocytes respond to the presence of foreign substances that produce antibodies. | B |
Which type of lymphocytes destroy foreign substances directly? | T |
Many middle-aged people now regularly take ______ to reduce the risk of coronary clots that lead to myocardial infarction. | Aspirin |
______ helps maintain the water balance between blood and tissues and regulate blood volume. | Albumin |
The ______ is the blunt rounded point of the heart. | Apex |
The _____ is the larger flat portion at the opposite end of the apex of the heart. | Base |
Diastole is the _____ phase of the heart. | Relaxation |
Systole is the ____ phase of the heart. | Contraction |
The ______ carry blood from the body to the right atrium. | Superior and inferior vena cavae |
The ______ carries blood from the walls of the heart to the right atrium. | Coronary sinus |
The _____ carries blood from the left ventricle to the body. | Aorta |
The right and left coronary arteries exit the _____ and supply the heart muscle with oxygen nutrients. | Aorta |
The _______ valves allow blood to flow from the atria to the ventricles. | Atrioventricular |
Where is the tricuspid valve located? | Between the right atrium and the right ventricle |
Where is the bicuspid valve located? | Between left atrium and left ventricle |
The ____ valves meet in the center of the artery to block blood flow. | Semilunar |
What are the steps of the pulmonary circuit? | Right atrium, tricuspid valve, right ventricle, pulmonary semilunar valve, pulmonary truck, right and left pulmonary arteries, lung capillaries, pulmonary veins, left atrium |
The ____ atrium contracts to fill the ventricles. | Left |
What are the three layers of the blood vessel? | Tunica intima; Tunica media; Tunica adventitia |
An _ is a thin, weakened area of the wall of an artery or vein that bulges outward, forming a balloon-like sac. | Aneurysm |
Conducting arteries are ____ elastic arteries. | Large |
Distributing arteries are ____ arteries. | Small to medium |
The _ circulation detours venous blood from the organs of the gastrointestinal system and spleen through the liver before it returns to the heart. | Hepatic portal |
Atrial fibrillation decreases blood flow by ___. | 20% |
Left side of the heart pumps to the ___. | Body |
Right side of the heart pumps to the _. | Lungs |
The bicuspid is located on the ___ side of the heart. | Left |
The tricuspid is located on the ____ side of the heart. | Right |
____ are vessels that leave the heart. | Arteries |
____ are vessels that come to the heart. | Veins |
_ valves leave the ventricles of the heart. | Semilunar |
The pulmonic valve is found leaving the ____ ventricle. | Right |
Systemic loop starts when it leaves the ____ side of the heart | Left |
What is the outermost layer of the heart? | Epicardium |
The innermost layer of the heart is the? | Endocardium |