TEST 1 (Lab 3) Flashcards
systemic
whole system head to toe
pulmonary
lungs (resp system)
heart
core of circulatory system
what do arteries do
take oxygenated red blood cells to the rest of your body
what do capillaries do
take the oxygenated red blood cells to the smaller parts of the body
what do veins do
take the un-oxyginated cells back to the heart to get re-oxyginated
walls of the arteries
thick elastic and muscular
walls of the veins
thin elastic and muscular
erythrocyte
red blood cell
leukocyte
white blood cell
what does the right side of the heart deal with mainly
- deoxginated blood
- goes into the lungs and gets oxygenated and enters the left side of the heart.
AV stands for what
atrioventricular valves
another name for right AV valve
tricuspid valve
another 2 names for left AV valve
biscuspid valve or mitral valve
what role do white blood cells play in immunity
Granulocytes
Agranulocytes
Antibodies
Fetal circulation
Granulocytes
allergic reaction protection
Agranulocytes
active immunity, front line defence
antibodies
build immunity
fetal circulation
build immunity
lub means
when valves close and let blood out
dub means
when valves open and let blood in
what is a heart murmer
Extra heart vibrations/sounds produced by a disturbance in blood flow
what does it sound like
Often sound like a “whooshing” sound instead of sharp “lub dub” sound
what is it caused by
- leaky heart valves
- weak heart valves
- bacterial infection
- congestive heart failure (CHF)
- enlarged heart
symptoms of heart murmur
- audible with a stethoscope
- coughing
- weakness
- exercise intolerance
- panting
- mucus membranes pale or blue in colour
innocent heart murmer
- no symptoms
- found in puppies
- goes away with age
how many grades of heart murmur are there
6 (Roman numerals)
grade 1
barely audible
grade 6
very loud, audible with stethoscope barely touching the chest; the vibration is also strong enough to be felt through the animal’s chest wall
heart rate in dogs
60 -140 beats per minute (slower in large breed dogs)
heart rate in cats
140-220
Bradycardia
abnormally slow hr
Tachycardia
abnormally fast hr
the pulmonary vein brings oxginated blood to the ______
heart
the pulmonary artery brings oxginated blood to the ______
lungs
plural of atrium
atria
