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  • medical name for red blood cells
    erythrocytes
  • What are the 3 layers of the heart
    pericardium, myocardium, endocardium
  • What are the 3 parts of the cardiovascular system
    Heart vessels and blood
  • CVA
    Stroke
  • True or false all blood is red
    true
  • Pulse located in the wrist thumb side
    radial
  • Top number of a blood pressure
    systolic
  • What blood type is the universal blood donor
    o negative
  • Type of anemia that is genetic -results in an abnormal shaped RBC
    Sickel Cell anemia
  • medical word for a heart attack
    MI (myocardial infarction)
  • Function of the cardiovascular system
    Transportation
  • Out most layer of the heart tissue
    Pericardium
  • How many chambers does the human heart have
    4
  • What are the lower chambers of the heart called
    ventricles
  • pulse located in the neck
    carotid
  • The largest vein
    inferior vena cava
  • a fast pulse greater than 100 beats per minute is referred to as
    tachycardia
  • What arteries supply the heart with blood
    cornary arteries
  • How big is your heart
    about the size of your fist
  • The valve located between the left atrium and left ventricle
    bicuspid or mitral valve
  • What blood cell is responsible for fighting infection- medical name please
    Leukocyte
  • What is the function of the heart valves
    to prevent blood flowing backwards
  • What side of heart contains oxygen rich blood
    left
  • a balloning out of an artery
    aneurysm
  • what pulse is located on the top of your foot
    dorsalis pedis
  • what valve is between the left ventricle and the aorta
    aortic valve
  • Valve located between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery
    pulmonic valve
  • medical name for white blood cells
    leukocytes
  • maligant disorder of the white blood cells
    leukemia
  • A blood clot that is stationary
    thrombus
  • What blood vessels sends oxygenated rich blood throughout the body
    aorta
  • Arteries carry blood which direction
    away from the heart
  • What side of the heart contains non oxygenated blood
    right
  • Stress pain and anxiety will have this result on a persons pulse
    increase
  • What are the 2 parts that make up our blood
    Plasma and formed elements
  • What is the upper chambers of the heart called?
    atrium
  • How long should you take a pulse
    one minute
  • The largest artery is the
    aorta
  • a cardiologist is a doctor that treats disorders of what body system
    cardiovascular system
  • The valves that is between the right artrium and right ventricle
    tricuspid vavle
  • VS
    Vital signs
  • List 3 signs of a stroke
    Facial drooping, slurred speech, one sided weakness
  • What blood vessels bring oxygenated blood into the heart
    Pulmonary veins
  • medical word for swelling
    edema
  • Type of anemia that results when there is a destruction of the bone marrow
    Aplastic anemia
  • What blood vessel allows for the exchange of oxygen and nutrients
    capillaries
  • how should your ear pieces of the stethoscope be placed in your ears
    forward
  • What pulse is located just above your elbow (antecubital space)
    brachial
  • Medical word for to feel
    palpate
  • HGB
    Hemoglobin
  • What pulse is located in the groin area
    femoral
  • A blood clot that travles thru the body
    Embolism
  • Only pulse we auscultate
    Apical
  • Thickest muscle layer of the heart
    Myocardium
  • wall that divides the heart into a right and left side
    septum
  • what part of the stethoscope should we use to take a pulse
    diaphragm
  • medical word for chest pain
    angina
  • pulse located behnd the knee
    popliteal pulse
  • Name 3 things the circulatory system transports
    oxygen , carbon dioxide, horomones, enzymes, electrolytes
  • What blood vessels carry blood to the lungs to pick up oxygen
    Pulmonary artery
  • myo
    muscle