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Chp 2 Flashcards

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Atrium

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Top chamber of heart

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Septum

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Wall of muscle that divides down the middle of heart

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Ventricles

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Bottom chambers of heart

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Aorta/pulmonary artery

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Carry blood away from heart

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Deoxygenated

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Blood that have higher concentration of carbon dioxide than oxygen

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Oxygenated

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Blood that has more oxygen then carbon dioxide

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Vena cava

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Returns blood to heart

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Tunica intima

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The innermost, smooth layer in direct contact with the blood

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Tunica media

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The middle, thickest layer, capable of contracting and relaxing

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Tunica adventitia

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The outer covering, which serves to protect and support the vessel

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Antecubital fossa

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Site of the three most preferred veins for venipuncture

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Median cubital vein

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Located in middle of arm

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Cephalic vein

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Site for venipuncture, the next best site, well anchored

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Basilic vein

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Easy to puncture, not well anchored

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Erythrocytes

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Originate in the bone marrow and are the most numerous of all the blood cells

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Hemoglobin

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Ability to transport oxygen and carbon dioxide

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Leukocytes

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White blood cells

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Diapedesis

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White blood cells pass through thin walls of capillaries to enter the tissues

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Phagocytosis

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White blood cell surround and destroy these pathogens

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Cytoplasm

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Area of the cell outside the nucleus

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Neutrophils

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Main warriors against infections

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