Heart and Blood Flashcards
Appearance of RBC
Red and concave
Appearance of platelets
Non-uniform puzzle piece
Appearance of plasma
Yellow liquid
What is the device used for blood transfusion?
Intravenous line
A process in which particles collect into clumps as a response to a specific antibody
Agglutination
What causes the lub sound in heartbeat, what does it represent?
Closing of bicuspid and tricuspid valves, represents heart beginning to pump out blood
What causes the dub sound in heartbeat, what does it represent?
Closing of pulmonary and aortic valves, represents heart beginning to relax
Process of blood flow in right side of heart
-Superior and inferior vena ceva
-Right atrium
-Tricuspid valve
-Right ventricle
-Pulmonary valve
-Pulmonary artery to lungs
Process of blood flow in left side of heart
-Pulmonary vein
-Left atrium
-Bicuspid valve
-Left ventricle
-Aortic valve
-Aorta to the rest of body
What attracts platelets to an injured area?
Collagen
What is a scab?
Platelets trapped in a fibrin mesh
What is fibrinogen and what does it do?
It is a protein which converts to fibrin to form a mesh-like structure which stops further bleeding.
What is an antibody?
A protein in the bloodstream which fights pathogens
What is an antigen?
A protein or sugar on the surface of an RBC to help the immune system identify it
