CIRCULATORY Flashcards
Percentage of blood composition
55% plasma
45% of formed elements: erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets
All of the formed elements are produced from
the stem cells in the red bone marrow
Characteristics of Blood:
sticky, opaque ruby red- scarlet color 7.35- 7.45 pH 38 degrees Celsius 5-6L males 4-5L females
Erythrocytes:
biconcave shape
97% hemoglobin, deliver oxygen
anaerobic respiration ,do not use o2
anucleate
RBC percentage
hematocrit
Leukocytes:
complete cells
important role in the immune system
Agranulocytes and Granulocytes
active in phagocytosis
Agranulocytes include
lymphocytes T&B immune system
monocytes (macrophages)
Granulocytes include
neutrophils (bacterial slayer)
eosinophiils (parasitic worms)
basophils (rarest, histamine)
Platelets:
cell fragments
key role in clotting formation
Glycoproteins and glycolipids markers are called ( what we have)
antigens and agglutinogens
The XXXXX act against RBC’s carrying ABO antigens that we do not have
antibodies and agglutinins
PATHWAY OF THE DOUBLE PUMP HEART:
superior & inferior vena cava & coronary sinus Right atrium Tricuspid valve right ventricle pulmonary SL valve Pulmonary trunk lung Pulmonary veins left atrium Bicuspid valve Aortic SL valve Aorta Body
Blood is supplied to the hear by
coronary arteries
The heart has an intrinsic beat initiate by the
sinoatrial node
the period from the end of one ventricular contraction to the end of the next ventricular contraction
the cardiac cycle
the contraction phase of the cycle
systole
the relaxation phase of the cycle
diastole
The vascular system includes
arteries (away from the heart)
veins (toward the heart)
capillaries (exchange, smallest vessels)
the smallest arteries are called
arterioles
Layers of the Vessels
tunica intima (endothelial lining) tunica media (smooth muscle) tunica externa (collagen fibers)
Wall of arteries:
thick and elastic
high pressure
Walls of veins:
thinner and less elastic
low pressure
What results from the contraction and relaxation of smooth muscles in the arterial walls?
vasoconstriction and vasodilation
True or False: The ECG reflects the systole and diastole of the heart chambers.
False: they represent the electrical activity that precedes the contraction-relaxation of the myocardium