Chapter 6 Flashcards
What are the main functions of the heart?
Carry oxygen and food to the cells of the body
What are the two main components of the circulatory system?
Cardiovascular and Lymphatic
How many chambers are in the heart?
four
What is the first chamber in the heart called?
Pericardium
What is the pericardium layer?
Thin fluid-filled sac
What is the second chamber in the heart?
Epicardium
What is the epicardium layer?
Thin outer layer
What is the third chamber in the heart?
myocardium
What is the myocardium layer?
middle muscle layer
What is the fourth chamber in the heart?
Endocardium
What is the endocardium layer?
thin inner layer
What do arteries do?
Carry oxygenated blood away from the heart and have thick walls
What do veins do?
carry oxygen from the heart and have thin walls
What do valves help prevent?
backflow
What type of tube is serum collected in?
A non anticoagulant tube
What does serum not contain?
Fibrinogen
What type of tube is plasma collected in?
A anticoagulant tube
What does erythrocyte mean?
Red blood cells that are produced in the bone marrow
What does Thrombocytes mean?
Also known as platelets and essential for coagulation
What does leaukocyte mean?
White blood cells
What do coronary arteries do?
Provide blood to the muscle of the heart
What is term that means: red blood cells that are produced in the bone marrow?
Erythrocyte
What is the term that means: Also know as platelets and essential for coagulation?
Thrombocytes
What is the term that means: White blood cells?
Leukocyte
What is the term that means: Provide blood to the muscle of the heart?
Coronary arteries
