Circulatory vocabulary Flashcards
A disorder caused by the lack of rbc’s or the inability to produce them
Anemia
Uncontrollable bleeding
Hemorrhage
Cellular fragments whose function is to initiative blood clotting
Thrombocytes
Several different types of cells of the blood whose function include destroying foreign matter in the body and immunity
Leukocytes
The most numerous blood cells whose function is to transport oxygen and carbin dioxide through the circulatory system
Erythrocytes
Vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart
Arteries
Neutrophils and monocytes which engulf and destroy antigens in the body
Phagocytes
Process by which blood cells are formed and then differentiated into rbc’s,wbc’s and platelets
Hemopoiesis
The heart, blood vessels, lymphatic organs and vessels which transport fluids, nutrients, and gasses through the body
Cardiovascular system
A blood test which determines 1% of blood cells and blood plasma
Hematocrit
Blood protein found on erythrocytes which determines a person’s blood type
Agglutinogen
A device used with a stesthocpe to determine a person’s blood pressure
Sphygmomanoter
A blood protein in erythrocytes which is antagonistic to the proteins which determines blood type
Agglutinin
A genetic, sex-linked, recessive blood disease, in which blood cannot clot due to the lack of blood protein
Hemophilia
Interstial fluid from the tissue that enters lymphatic capillaries to be returned to the venous blood system
Lymph
The physical and chemical events which occur to stop hemorrhaging
Hemostasis
The largest of the lymphatic organs which stores a pint of blood, and destroys worn out red blood cells
Spleen
The functional unit of the circulatory system, microscopic vessels where oxygen and nutrients, and waster products are exchanged
Capillaries
Vessels that carry blood low in oxygen back to the right atrium
Veins
Protein found on erythrocytes whose function is to carry oxygen and carbon dioxide to the cells od the body and to the lungs
Hemoglobin
The heart in a state of contraction
Systole
The relaxation or filling stage of the heart
Diastole
The amount of blood pumped through the heart in one minute
Cardiac output
The largest vein in the body carries blood back to the right atrium (superior and inferior)
Vena cava
The thickest layer of the heart composed of cardiac muscle fibers
Myocardium
