a function of blood
transporting substances
other things blood does
helps with clotting
red bone marrow
where hematopoiesis happens
hematopoiesis
making new blood cells
characteristics of red blood cells
contain hemoglobin
anemia
when the blood cannot carry as much oxygen as it is supposed to
hemolytic disease of the newborn
complications in the Rh positive baby born to an Rh negative mother
neutrophils
the type of white blood cell that specializes in killing bacteria
platelets
the part of the formed elements that help the blood to clot properly
hemoglobin
the part of a red blood cell that carries respiratory gases
papillary muscles
these keep the AV valves in position so they will not allow blood to flow backwards in the heart
SA node
the part of the heart's electrical conduction system that sets the pace for a normal heart rate
AV bundle
an electrical signal would pass from the AV node to the _____________
P wave
this part of an EKG/ECG shows the depolarization of the atria
atrioventricular
the first heart sound ("lub") is due to the closing of the ___________ valves
interventricular septum
the thick muscular wall that separates the right and left ventricles is the ____________
arterioles
blood leaving the heart flows from the arteries into _________________ then into capillaries to drop off oxygen to cells
venules
blood returning to the heart from the body flows first into small veins called ____________
systolic
the top number in a blood pressure measurement
lungs
blood flows from the right ventricle to the ________
body
blood leaves the left ventricle to go to the _______
through the pulmonary valve on its way to the pulmonary arteries
blood leaving the right ventricle will travel
through the aortic valve on its way to the aorta
blood leaving the left ventricle will travel
through the tricuspid valve on its way to the right ventricle
blood leaving the right atrium will travel
through the bicuspid valve on its way to the left ventricle
blood leaving the left atrium will travel
type O
the "universal donor" blood type
type AB
the "universal recipient" blood type
A or O
blood type(s) _____ can donate to people with type A blood
B or O
blood type(s) _____ can donate to people with type B blood
A
B or O
eupnea
normal breathing
dyspnea
difficulty breathing
functions of the nose
filtering
nares
opening to the nose
epiglottis
the flap that covers the trachea so food does not enter the windpipe
alveoli
the actual location of gas exchange
asthma
disease in which the airways get narrow and make it harder to breathe
bronchi
air flows from the trachea into the ________
larynx
after the pharynx
nose
from the ___________
increases
when the volume of the lungs decreases
decreases
when the volume of the lungs increases