Topic 3 Flashcards
In front of the bend of the elbow
Antecubital Fossa
It has the most prominent veins for venipuncture
Antecubital Fossa
It consists of white blood cells and platelets
Buffy Coat
Chemical substance that prevents the blood from clotting
Anticoagulant
The vein on the little-finger side of the arm running the length of
the arm
Basilic Vein
An instrument that spins and separates blood into layers depending on
the weight of the layer.
Centrifuge
The vein on the thumb side of the arm running the length of the arm
Cephalic vein
Blood pressure where the heart is at rest
Diastolic
Formed blood element; also known as red bloodcells
Erythrocytes
Formation of blood cells
Hematopoiesis
Formed blood element and is also known as white blood cells
Leukocytes
The vein the antecubital fossa area of the arm that bridges the cephalic
and basilic veins
Median Cubital vein
Fluid portion of the blood when no clotting has taken place
Plasma
System circulating blood through the lungs
Pulmonary system
Fluid portion of the blood when clotting has taken place
Serum
System circulation blood throughout the body with the exception of the lungs
Systemic System
Blood pressure when the heart is fully contracted
Systolic
Formed blood element and is also known as platelets
Thrombocytes
Describe the specific location of one body part in relationship to another
STANDARD ANATOMICAL POSITION
Standing erect with face forward, arms at the side, and palms forward
STANDARD ANATOMICAL POSITION
any structure toward the point of attachment to the body
Proximal
any structure that is farthest from the point of attachment to the body
Distal
Median Plane
Sagittal plane
imaginary vertical cut
Frontal (Coronal) Plane
anything in front of the frontal
plane
Anterior (Ventral)
upper and lower halves
Transverse plane
structures to the back of
the coronal plane
Posterior (Dorsal)
Structure above
Superior
Stuctures below
Inferior
lying on their back, face up
Supine
lying on their front
prone
The blood carries oxygen to body tissues and to
remove the waste product carbon dioxide
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
Normal adult has approximately ___ liters of blood
5
A pre term infant weighing 1 kilogram will have
only ___ milliliters mL 0f blood
100
Biconcave,7 to 8 micrometers
No nucleus
ERYTHROCYTES
Most abundant in plasma
Albumin
The blood cells begin their formation in the bone marrow and lymph nodes as undifferentiated hematopoietic stem cells.
They continue to mature through different stages, slowly decreasing in size
HEMATOPOIESIS
Granules vary from pink, blue, or orange
Differential count
LEUKOCYTES
Releases oxygen to tissues and brings carbon dioxide back to the lungs
Hemoglobin
holds oxygen molecules absorbed through the membrane as erythrocytes passes through the lungs
Hemoglobin
Large white cells that have
purple centers (nuclei) when viewed
LEUKOCYTES
Smallest cells of the formed elements
THROMBOCYTES
Megakaryocytes
THROMBOCYTES
Located in the center of the
antecubital fossa
MEDIAN CUBITAL VEIN
It aids in the clotting
process
THROMBOCYTES
VEINS AND ARTERIES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
Median Cubital Vein
Cephalic Vein
Basilic Vein
It forms a bridged pathway
between the basilic and
cephalic veins
MEDIAN CUBITAL VEIN
It is the easiest vein to palpate and has less tendency to roll than other veins
MEDIAN CUBITAL VEIN
It is located along the
thumb side of the arm
CEPHALIC CUBITAL VEIN
It is not prone to
rolling, but it is slightly
more difficult to feel
CEPHALIC CUBITAL VEIN
It is more difficult to feel and has a tendency to roll
BASILIC VEIN
It should be approached with caution because underlying this vein is the brachial artery and median cutaneous nerve
BASILIC VEIN
Carry blood from the heart, carry oxygenated blood
Arteries
Carry blood to the heart, carry deoxygenated blood
Veins
The liquid portion which makes
up 55% of the blood
PLASMA
When the blood is removed from the body, the blood clots and the liquid portion is ______
serum
contains all the formed
elements intertwined together in a fibrin mass
Clot (BLOOD)
It is a chemical substance that prevents the blood from clotting by preventing the fibrinogen from converting to fibrin
Anticoagulant
Amount of RBC in male and female
Male - 5.1-5.8 million/mm3(cubed)
Female - 4.3-5.2 million/mm3(cubed)
Life span of RBC
120 Days
Life span of WBC
3-4 Days
Life span of Platelets
5-10 Days
Increase of cells in RBC
Polycythemia
Increase of cells in WBC
Leukocytosis
Increase of cells in Platelets
Thrombocytosis
Decrease of cells in RBC
Erythrocytopenia
Decrease of cells in WBC
Leukopenia
Decrease of cells in Platelets
Thrombocytopenia
Types of WBC
Basophil
Eosinophil
Neutrophil
Monocyte
Lymphocyte
