COMPOSITION OF THE BLOOD Flashcards
THE FLUID PORTION OF THE BLOOD.
PLASMA
COMPONENTS OF THE BLOOD. THEY CARRY OXYGEN TO AND CARBON DIOXIDE AWAY FROM THE CELLS.
RED BLOOD CELLS
COMPONENTS OF THE BLOOD. THEY PRODUCE SUBSTANCES THAT HELP THE BODY FIGHT INFECTION.
WHITE BLOOD CELLS
COMPONENTS OF THE BLOOD. MEMBRANE ENCLOSED FRAGMENTS OF SPECIALIZED CELLS. THEY ALLOW FOR YOUR BLOOD TO CLOT.
PLATELETS
THE RHYTHMIC BEATS CAUSED AS WAVES OF BLOOD MOVE THROUGH AND EXPAND THE ARTERIES.
PULSE
THE CAROTID AND FEMORAL PULSES; WHICH CAN BE FELT IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE BODY.
CENTRAL PULSES
THE PRESSURE CAUSED BY BLOOD EXERTING FORCE AGAINST THE WALLS OF BLOOD VESSELS. USUALLY ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE IS MEASURED. THERE ARE TWO PARTS DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE AND SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE.
BLOOD PRESSURE
THE PRESSURE CREATED IN THE ARTERIES WHEN THE LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACT AND FORCES BLOOD OUT INTO CIRCULATION.
SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE
THE PRESSURE IN THE ARTERIES WHEN THE LEFT VENTRICLE IS REFILLING.
DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE
THE SUPPLY OF OXYGEN AND NUTRIENTS TO AND REMOVAL OF WASTES FROM THE CELLS AND TISSUES OF THE BODY AS A RESULT OF THE FLOW OF BLOOD THROUGH THE CAPILLARIES.
PERFUSION
THE INABILITY OF THE BODY TO ADEQUATELY CIRCULATE BLOOD TO THE BODYS CELLS TO SUPPLY THEM WITH OXYGEN AND NUTRIENTS. A LIFE THREATENING CONDITION. ALSO CALLED SHOCK.
HYPOPERFUSION
HYPOPERFUSION OR INADEQUATE PERFUSION
SHOCK
