A&P III FINAL EXAM Flashcards
(117 cards)
What type of info is communicated through the fluid network?
Chemical
What is the deepest abdominal muscle
Transverse Abdominis
What is the difference between lymph and interstitial fluid
Location
What type of tissue is blood
Connective tissue
Which heart chamber pumps blood to the lungs
Right ventricle
Is the cardiovascular or lymphatic system a closed circulatory system
Cardiovascular
What is the name of the fluid inside the cells
Cytosol
What is an erythrocyte
RBC
What layer of the heart wall is also described as the visceral layer
Epicardium
Do arteries take blood toward or away from the heart
away from the heart
What is the SA node
Pacemaker of the heart
Which 2 muscles does the brachial plexus lie between
Anterior and middle scalenes
What is an abnormally fast heart rate
Tachycardia
What does Systole describe during a heart cycle
Contraction
What valve is found between the right atrium and right ventricle
Tricuspid
When performing an abdominal crunch with rotation to the right which muscles contract
Right internal obliques.
What muscle is immediately superficial to Serratus posterior superior
Rhomboids
What is hemostasis
The stoppage of bleeding
Where does exchange occur between blood and other tissues
Capillaries
What is the name for hardening of the arteries
Atherosclerosis
When valves in the veins are incompetent and blood goes backwards and pools - what is this known as
Varicose veins
What term describes a decrease in the vessel diameter
Vasoconstriction
What vein is superficial to the SCM
External Jugular
What body region is supplied with blood from the vessels that branch off of the arch of the aorta
Upper extremities