Ch 10 Key Terms

Question 1

anticoagulant

Answer 1

a medication that prevents blood from clotting; a “bloodthinner.”

Question 2

cardiac output

Answer 2

the volume of blood pumped out of the heart each minute.

Question 3

diaphoresis

Answer 3

inappropriate excessive sweating.

Question 4

erythrocyte

Answer 4

a red blood cell.

Question 5

hemoglobin

Answer 5

oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells

Question 6

occult

Answer 6

hidden

Question 7

oxygen saturation

Answer 7

the degree to which oxygen has bound to hemoglobin

Question 8

platelets

Answer 8

solid elements in the blood that aid in clotting.

Question 9

resistance blood vessel

Answer 9

a small artery whose wall contains muscle cells capable of contraction; as a result, such vessels can constrict and dilate to redistribute blood flow.

Question 10

sepsis

Answer 10

a serious medical condition caused by the presence of pathogenic organisms or thier toxins in the blood leading to a systemic inflammatory response.

Question 11

shock

Answer 11

failure of the circulatory system to maintain adequate blood flow to tissues.

Question 12

stroke volume

Answer 12

the volume of blood pumped out of the heart’s left ventricle per contraction.

Question 13

tachycardia

Answer 13

a heart rate greater than 100 beats per minute in adults.

Question 14

tachypnea

Answer 14

respirations greater than 20 breaths per minute in adults