Respiratory & Circulatory Test Flashcards
Which type of blood helps protect you from diseases and infections?
Leukocytes
What is the liquid form of blood?
Plasma
Which type of blood creates clots?
Thrombocytes
Which type of blood is RBC transport O2 and CO2?
Erythrocytes
What is the name of a decrease in WBC?
Leukopenia
What is the name of a increase in WBC?
Leukocytosis
What is is called when your HR is 60bpm or below?
Bradycardia
What is it called when your HR is 100bpm or above?
Tachycardia
What is the normal range for HR?
60-100bpm
What is the normal range for BP?
120/80
What is a high range for BP?
140/90
What is a low range for BP?
90/60
What is the name for high BP?
Hypertension
What is the name for low BP?
Hypotension
What does the systolic number mean?
The pressure when ventricles contract
What does the diastolic number mean?
Ventricles relax
What is the name of the pulse point on your wrist?
Radial
What is the name of the pulse point on your neck
Carotid
What is the name of the pulse point on the top of your foot?
Dorsal pedis
What is the name for the pulse point on your inner ankle?
Posterior tibial
What is the name of the pulse point under your knee?
Popliteal
What is the name of the pulse point on your inner bicep?
Bracheal
What does hemoglobin do?
When RBC carry O2 toward and CO2 away from organs
What is the order of the electrical conduct of the heart?
1.SA node
2.Atrioventricular node
3.Bundle of high
4. Purkinje fibers
What is bulk flow?
When mass amounts of oxygen and carbon are transported to where they are needed
What is simple diffusion?
When O2 and CO2 pass through the semipermeable membrane?
What order does O2 enter?
- Nose/mouth
- Pharynx/ throat
- Larynx/ voice box
- Epiglottis
- Trachea/ windpipe
- Bronchi
- Bronchiole
- Alveoli
- Capillaries
- Lungs
- Diaphragm
What is an artery?
A vessel that transports blood away from the heart
What is a vein?
A vessel that carries blood toward the heart
What is vasodilation
When the artery dilates/ gets bigger
What is vasoconstriction
When the artery gets smaller
What is Wrights stain?
Staining to facilitate the differentiation of blood cell type in order to identify WBC
What is asthma
A condition that makes your bronchi inflamed blocking your airways?
What meds can you take for asthma?
bronchodilator
What in pneumonia?
A lower respiratory infection where the alveolar sacs are inflamed due to fluid build-up?
What is the normal WBC range for Wrights stain?
4500-1100