| A | B |
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| Another name for a white blood cell | Leukocyte |
| Another name for a red blood cell | Erythrocyte |
| Another name for a platelet | Thrombocyte |
| A lymphocyte that slows antibody production | T-cell (Supressor) |
| A lymphocyte that matures in the thymus and stimulates antibody production | T-cell (Helper) |
| What is the name of the protein that carries oxygen in the blood | Hemoglobin |
| What do you call the amount of oxygen carrying protein in the RBCs of whole blood | Hemoglobin |
| Which kind of leukocytes is/are not an agranulocyte | Granulocytes |
| _____ are examples of granulocytes | Basophils, neutrophils, Eosinphils |
| _____ are examples of agranulocytes | Lymphocytes, Monocytes |
| The clear, watery fluid that remains after a blood clot has been removed from the blood | Serum |
| The golden straw colored fluid left after the formed elements are removed from blood | Plasma |
| Your patient has type B blood. Can you give him type A blood? | No |
| Your patient has type AB blood. Can you give her type O blood | Yes |
| Is there any type of blood you cannot give to someone who has type AB+ blood? | No |
| What type(s) of blood can you give someone who has type O- blood? | O neg |
| The outer most layer of the heart | Epicardium |
| The middle layer of the heart | Myocardium |
| An upper chamber of the heart | Atria/Atrium |
| A lower chamber of the heart | Ventricle |
| The valves of the heart are formed from _____ (layer) of the heart | Endocardium |
| Infections (i.e. rheumatic fever) of the _____ can cause a heart murmur | Valve |
| The area of tissue damaged by lack of blood supply | Infarction of the Myocardium |
| Inflammation of heart muscle | Myocarditis |
| Inflammation of the outer layer of the heart | Pericarditis |
| Inflammation of the inner layer of the heart | Endocarditis |
| An instrument for recording the electrical activity of the heart | EKG or ECG |
| A procedure for measuring the pressure developed in each chamber as the heart contracts | Cardiac Catheterization |
| Clot formation in the coronary arteries results in a | Myocardial Infarction |
| The scientific name for a blood clot is | Thrombus |
| A heart rate (in an adult) of 150 beats per minute is described as | Tachycardia |
| A heart rate of 30 (in an adult) bpm is described as | Bradycardia |
| The small vessel where exchange take place (the only vessel where exchange takes place) | Capillary |
| The vessels that deliver blood to the capillaries | Arteriole |
| The group of vessels that carries blood to and from the lungs for gas exchange is called the _____ circulation. | Pulmonic |
| The group of vessels that carries blood to and from the body (except lungs) is called the _____ circulation. | Systemic |
| The branches of the abdominal aorta that supply blood to the kidneys | Renal arteries |
| A region of the medulla oblongata that controls blood vessel diameter | Vasomotor center |
| Poison produced by a pathogen | Toxin |
| Any foreign substance introduced into the blood that provokes an immune response | Antigen |
| A fraction (part) of the blood plasma that contains antibodies | Serum |
| Manufacture of antibodies against one’s own tissue | Autoimmune disorder |
| Which is the only specific defense against an infection? | Immunity |
| Another name for a thrombocyte | Platelet |
| Another name for erythrocytes | Red blood Cell RBC |
| Another name for leukocytes | White Blood cell WBC |
| A substance that often accumulates when leukocytes are actively destroying bacteria | Pus |
| Death of tissue in the muscle layer of the heart is called | Myocardial Infarction |
| The term for a circuit that carries venous blood to a second capillary bed before it returns to the heart | Portal Vein |
| The large vein that drains blood from the parts of the body below the diaphragm | Inferior vena cava |
| The large vein that drains blood from the parts of the body above the diaphragm | superior vena cava |
| The means by which a pathogenic organism invades the body | Portal of entry |
| The lymphocyte that starts the Antigen – Antibody reaction | Helper T-cell |
| The lymphocyte that turns into plasma cells | Beta Lymphocytes, B-cells |
| The cells that actually produce the antibodies | Plasma Cell |
| The cell that ingests pathogens | Macrophage |
| The cell that interleukins stimulate | B-cells |
| Cells become clumped when mixed with a specific antiserum (wrong type of blood). This clumping is called ______. | Agglutination |
| The volume percentage of red blood cells in whole blood | Hematocrit |
| Another name for the epicardium is visceral ________. | Pericardium |
| The contraction phase of the cardiac cycle | Systole |
| The relaxation phase of the cardiac cycle | Diastole |
| A sound that may result from a heart defect, such as abnormal closing of a heart valve | Murmur |
| Aspirin is an example of this type of drug | Anticoagulant |
| Clot Busters are a group of drugs medically referred to as | Thrombolytic |
| Capillaries combine to form the smallest veins, called | Venules |
| The large vessels that supplies blood to the head | Carotid arteries |
| The vessel supplying oxygenated blood to the liver | Hepatic Artery |
| The vessel that carries food from the digestive tract to the liver | Hepatic portal vein |
| The vein that drains the area supplied by the carotid artery | Jugular Vein |
| What change in blood vessel diameter is caused by smooth muscle contractions? | Vasoconstriction |
| What change in blood vessel diameter is caused by smooth muscle relaxation? | Vasodilation |
| The valve between the right atrium and right ventricle | Tricuspid Valve |
| The valve between the left atrium and left ventricle | Bicuspid/Mitral Valve |
| The valve between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery | Pulmonic Valve |
| The valve between the left ventricle and the aorta | Aortic Valve |
| A protein produced by the body to destroy a foreign substance introduced into the body | Antibodies |
| Blood serum contains immunity proteins called | Immunoglobulin |
| The manufacture of antibodies to substances that normally do not harm the body | Allergy |
| How many specific defenses against disease are there | 1, immunity |
| An example of a nonspecific defense is | cough, sneeze, intact skin |
| Cells that combine with foreign antigens and present them to T-cells | Macrophage |
| Which of the following will result in active immunity | immunization |
| A lymphocyte that produces antibodies | plasma cells |
| The wave of pressure from each ventricular contraction | pulse |
| A large vessel which carries blood from the lungs to the heart | Pulmonary Vein |
| The largest vessel which carries blood from the heart to the lungs | Pulmonary Artery |
| The large vessel that carries blood from the liver to the heart | Inferior Vena Cava |
| Term for blood pressure measured during heart muscle contraction | Systolic Pressure |
| Term for the blood pressure measured during the heart muscle “relaxation”. | Diastolic Pressure |
| Scientific name for a disease causing organism | Pathogen |
| When blood returns from the lungs it enter the _____ (a chamber) | Left Atrium |
| When blood passes through the bicuspid valve it enters the _____ (a chamber). | Left Ventricle |
| When blood leaves the left ventricle it passes through the _____ valve. | Aortic |
| When blood passes through the aortic valve it enters the _____ (a vessel). | Aorta |
| The aorta takes blood to the entire body except the _____. | Lungs |
| The blood returns to the heart (from everywhere but the lungs) by the _____ and _____ (vessels). | Superior Vena Cava and Inferior Vena Cava |
| When blood returns to the heart from the superior and inferior vena cava it enters the _____ (a chamber). | Right Atrium |
| When blood passes through the tricuspid valve it enters the _____ (a chamber) | Right Ventricle |
| When blood leaves the right ventricle it goes through the _____ valve. | Pulmonic Valve |
