Cardiopulmonary Flashcards
(37 cards)
The clear, yellowish portion of the blood
- 90% water & 10% dissolved materials.
Plasma
transport O2 , CO2
Erythrocytes
Blood clotting
Thrombocytes
Fights infectious diseases and foreign invaders.
Leucocytes
oxygenated blood
Arteries
deoxygenatedblood
Veins
Strong, elastic, thick walled vessel
Arteries
smallest arteries
Arterioles
Thinnerwalls
Vein
Hasvalve
Veins
gas&nutrient exchange
Capillaries
Smallest
Capillaries
membrane that covers the heart
Pericardium
Allows the heart to move easily in pericardial sac
Epicardium
Muscle of the heart
Myocardium
Heart’s interior lining
Endocardium
Entrance of deoxygenated blood
Right Atrium
pumps the blood to the lungs to get O2
Right Ventricle
Entrance of oxygenated blood
Left Atrium
pumps the O2 rich blood to the different parts of the body
Left Ventricle
dividing wall of the ventricles
Septum
Exit of Deoxygenated blood going to lungs to receive oxygen
Pulmonary Artery
Entrance of oxygenated blood from lungs
Pulmonary Vein
Prevent backflow into left ventricle
Aortic semi lunar valve