Misc Flashcards

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Right ventricle

A

Pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs in the pulmonary artery (only artery to carry deoxygenated blood)

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Left ventricle

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Pumps oxygenated blood through the aorta to the rest of the body

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3
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Atria

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Receive blood from veins

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4
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Cardiac cycle

A

Sinoatrial node- pacemaker
Systole- ventricular contraction
Diastole- atrial contraction

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5
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Lymphocytes

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Nonspecific immunity

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B cells

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Make antibodies

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7
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Helper T cells

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Coordinate immune response

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8
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Cytotoxic T cells

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Kill infected cells

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9
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Neutrophils

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Phagocytic. First to arrive at a site of inflammation. Primary component of pus

Macrophages and monocytes are also phagocytic- present foreign components to B and T cells to stimulate them to respond

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10
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Medulla oblongata

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Controls breathing rate (monitors CO2)

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