A&P III FINAL EXAM Flashcards
What type of info is communicated through the fluid network?
Chemical
What is the deepest abdominal muscle
Transverse Abdominis
What is the difference between lymph and interstitial fluid
Location
What type of tissue is blood
Connective tissue
Which heart chamber pumps blood to the lungs
Right ventricle
Is the cardiovascular or lymphatic system a closed circulatory system
Cardiovascular
What is the name of the fluid inside the cells
Cytosol
What is an erythrocyte
RBC
What layer of the heart wall is also described as the visceral layer
Epicardium
Do arteries take blood toward or away from the heart
away from the heart
What is the SA node
Pacemaker of the heart
Which 2 muscles does the brachial plexus lie between
Anterior and middle scalenes
What is an abnormally fast heart rate
Tachycardia
What does Systole describe during a heart cycle
Contraction
What valve is found between the right atrium and right ventricle
Tricuspid
When performing an abdominal crunch with rotation to the right which muscles contract
Right internal obliques.
What muscle is immediately superficial to Serratus posterior superior
Rhomboids
What is hemostasis
The stoppage of bleeding
Where does exchange occur between blood and other tissues
Capillaries
What is the name for hardening of the arteries
Atherosclerosis
When valves in the veins are incompetent and blood goes backwards and pools - what is this known as
Varicose veins
What term describes a decrease in the vessel diameter
Vasoconstriction
What vein is superficial to the SCM
External Jugular
What body region is supplied with blood from the vessels that branch off of the arch of the aorta
Upper extremities
Small vessels that serve other vessels are what
Vaso vesorum
What activity aids venous return to the heart
Muscle contraction
What is composed entirely of endothelial cells
Capillaries
How does the fluid get through the capillaries into the interstitial spaces
Diffusion
What tissue is the outer most coat of an artery
Connective tissue
What great vessel returns blood to the LEFT ATRIUM
Pulmonary veins
What collects blood from capillaries and cardiac muscle
Cardiac veins
What is another name for a white blood cell
Leukocyte
What is intercellular fluid called
Cytosol
Is the cardiovascular system an open or closed circulatory system
Closed
Is the spleen or bone marrow a primary lymphatic structure
Bone marrow
Before lymph fluid goes into heart which veins does it get dumped into before going into the superior Vena Cava
The subclavian veins
Which is a structure of the lymphatic system. Liver or tonsils
Tonsils
Build up of fluid in the tissues is called
Edema
What are the 2 main functions carried out by the lymphatic system
Immunity and fluid balance
Which of the lymphatic structures filters lymph
Lymph nodes
Which abdominal muscle functions during inspiration
The diaphragm
What are cell fragments called
Platelets
Which initiate clotting:
Platelets
Red blood cells
White blood cells
Platelets
An over production of white blood cells is which pathology
Leukemia
Which muscle group does Pectineus belong to
Adductors
Which muscle group does semi tendinosos belong to
Hamstrings