C4 anatomy Flashcards
(100 cards)
it lubricates the space between layers of the pericardium
serous fluid
“corned beef muscle”
trabeculae carnae
guides the opening and closing of the bicuspid and tricuspid valve, to gold them in place
Heart Strings
“Chordae Tendinae”
fight or slight: sympathetic or parasympathetic?
sympathetic
rest or digest: sympathetic or parasympathetic?
parasympathetic
primary pacemakers
SA node
back-up pacemakers
common site for heart blocks
AV node
largest pacemaker of the heart
purkinje fibers
atrial depolarization/contraction
P-Wave
atrial relaxation
QRS Wave
ventricular depolarization/contraction
T-Wave
common site for thrombus formation
endothelium
muscles squeezes vein to make the blood go upward and fight against gravity, what action is this?
milking action
universal donor
blood type: O
universal recipient
blood type: AB
A blood type only receives
A and O
B blood type only receives
B and O
order of abundance of blood elements:
- RBC
- Platelets
- WBC
life span of erythrocytes/RBC
90-120 days
thrombocytes (platelets) occurence:
250,000 - 500,000/ mm3
brain hemisphere that is responsible for arts and music?
right hemisphere (controls the left side of the body)
brain hemisphere that is responsible for counting and reading?
left hemisphere (controls the right side of the body)
Types of leukocytes:
Granulocytes
Agranulocytes
types of granulocytes (WBC):
“BEN”
basophils
eosinophils
neutrophils