| A | B |
|---|
| arteries | blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart |
| erythrocytes | red blood cells |
| Type O | when neither Anti-A or Anti-B clot on a blood plate |
| arterioles | blood vessels that lead directly to capillaries |
| hepatic | vein that drains the liver |
| three | the number of tunics that make up a blood vessel |
| radial | the artery used to determine blood pressure in the wrist |
| coronary | the artery that serves the heart |
| liver | where red blood cells are eliminated in addition the spleen |
| Rh incompatibility | occurs when the mother is Rh negative and the baby is Rh positive after the first pregnancy |
| mesenteric | vein that drains the intestines |
| iron | the element in hemoglobin |
| diastole | when the heart is in complete relaxation |
| subclavian | the vein that receives blood from the arm directly via the axillary vein |
| gastric | vein that drains the stomach |
| vein | the type of blood vessel with the lowest pressure |
| antibodies | AB positive blood has none of these |
| leukemia | cancer of the bone marrow which results in a large number of immature white blood cells |
| hemophilia | a lack of clotting factors |
| anemia | decreased oxygen carrying ability of the blood |
| sickle cell anemia | disorder in which blood cells are crescent shaped |
| plasma | what blood is mainly composed of |
| capillaries | the blood vessels where the exchange of nutrients and gases occur |
| red bone marrow | the site of blood cell formation |
| radial | the vein that drains the forearm along with the ulnar vein |
| carotid | the artery used to determine pulse in the neck |
| brachial | the artery used to determine blood pressure in the arm |
| systolic | the number 120 in the blood pressure reading 120/70 |
| diastolic | the number 70 in the blood pressure reading 120/70 |
| valves | larger veins have these to prevent the backflow of blood |
| veins | blood vessels that carry blood to the heart |
| hematopoiesis | blood cell formation |
| renal | vein that drains the kidneys |
| greater saphenous | the longest superficial vein in the body |
