Test 3(Ch.5,12-14,17) Flashcards
The bundle that receives a signal from the SA node and initiates depolarization of the left atria
Bachman’s bundle
Another term for _______ is frank starling mechanism.
preload
Chest leads are also called ________ leads.
precordial
The _______ arteries supply the myocardium with blood.
coronary
These are the sites for gas exchange to occur at the skeletal muscle.
Capillaries
55% of your blood is ______.
plasma
The vena cava returns oxygen poor blood to the ______ ______.
right atria
Normal hematocrit level for females is ___.
42`
Baroreceptors will lower HR when they sense a _____ pressure.
high
Blood is ___% of your body weight.
8%
Once blood leaves the capillaries, it flows into the _______.
Venules
Cor pulmonale is associated with ______ heart failure.
right
Receptors located in the aortic arch and carotid bodies.
Baroreceptors
Red blood cells last __-__ days.
90-120
Composition of blood: Plasma and formed elements
Plasma-55%
Formed elements-45%