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How many layers of tissue are in the heart?

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How many chambers and valves work together to keep blood flowing in one direction?

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What antigen does blood type A have?

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What antibody does blood type B have?

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What antigen does blood type AB have?

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A and B

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What antibody does blood type O have?

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A and B

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What are the four major blood types?

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A, AB, B, O

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What blood type is the universal recipient?

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AB

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largest blood vessel in the body

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aorta

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valve between the left ventricle and the aorta

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aortic semilunar valve

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blood vessels which leave the heart

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arteries

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smaller divisons of an artery

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arterioles

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bring blood to the capillaries

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arterioles

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pertaining to both arteries and veins

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arteriovenous

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upper chambers of the heart

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atria

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located on the floor of the right atrium, transmits the electrical signals from the SA node to the bundle of His

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atrioventricular node

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listening to body sounds

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auscultation

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WBCs formed in red bone marrow, least common WBC, responsible for symptoms of allergies

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basophils

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valve located between the left atrium and left ventricle, has two cusps

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bicuspid valve

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fluid tissue that transports oxygen and nutrients to body tissues

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blood

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thrombus

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blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin

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gases that are normally dissolved in the liquid portion of blood

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blood gases

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measurement of the amount of pressure on an artery wall

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blood pressure

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three arteries that come off of the aortic arch

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brachiocephalic, left common carotid, subclavian

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group of fibers located in the interventricular septum; carry an electrical impulse to the ventricles and Purkinje fibers
bundle of His
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smallest blood vessels in the body
capillaries
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pertaining to the heart and blood vessels
cardiovascular
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major arteries that carry blood to the head
carotid arteries
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embolus
clot that breaks lose and travels through the bloodstream
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P wave
contraction of the atria
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QRS complex
contraction of the ventricles and realxation of the atria
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arteries which supply oxygen-rich blood to the myocardium
coronary arteries
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veins located away from the body surface
deep veins
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relaxation phase of the heart
diastole
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pressure that occurs when the ventricles are relaxed
diastolic pressure
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process of recording the heart's electrical activity
electrocardiogram
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pertaining to the inside of an artery
endarterial
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inner epithelial lining of the heart
endocardium
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WBCs formed in red bone marrow, destroy parasites, major role in allergies
eosinophils
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external layer of the heart
epicardium
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red blood cells
erythrocytes
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clotting proteins in plasma
fibrinogen and prothrombin
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hollow, muscular organ located between the lungs
heart
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transports blood from the lower portion of the body to the heart
inferior vena cava
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wall that separates one atrium from the other
interatrial septum
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wall that separates one ventricle from the other
interventricular septum
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Which side of the heart is associated with systemic circulation?
left
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white blood cells
leukocytes
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interior space of a vessel
lumen
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WBCs formed in red bone marrow, lymph nodes, and spleen; produce antibodies that target foreign substances
lymphocytes
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WBCs formed in red bone marrow, lymph nodes, and spleen; phagocytes
monocytes
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middle and thickest layer of the heart; muscular layer
myocardium
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nickname of the sinoatrial node
natural pacemaker
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What antigen does blood type O have?
None
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What antibody does blood type AB have?
None
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What are the major blood gases?
oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen
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tough outer layer of the pericardium
parietal pericardium
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very sudden
paroxysmal
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fluid found between the two layers of the pericardium to prevent friction
pericardial fluid
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double-walled membranous sac that encloses the heart
pericardium
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destroying pathogens by surrounding and swallowing them
phagocytosis
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straw-colored fluid that contains nutrients, hormones, and waste
plasma
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blood vessels that take blood to the lungs
pulmonary arteries
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flow of blood between the heart and the lungs
pulmonary circulation
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valve between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery
pulmonary semilunar valve
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blood vessels that return blood to the heart from the lungs
pulmonary veins
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rhythmic pressure against the walls of an artery
pulse
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specialized conduction fibers located within the walls of the ventricles and cause the ventricles to contract
Purkinje fibers
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T wave
relaxation of the ventricles
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refers to the presence or absence of the Rh antigen on RBCs
Rh factor
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Which side of the heart is associated with pulmonary circulation?
right
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wall of tissue separating the right side of the heart from the left side
septum
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plasma fluid with blood cells and clotting factors removed
serum
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located in the posterior wall of the right atrium; establishes the basic rhythm and rate of the heartbeat with electrical impulses
sinoatrial node
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device used to measure blood pressure
sphygmomanometer
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veins located near the surface
superficial veins
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transports blood from the upper portion of the body back to the heart
superior vena cava
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flow of blood between the heart and the entire body except the lungs
systemic circulation
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contraction phase of the heart
systole
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pressure that occurs when the ventricles contract
systolic pressure
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pertaining to the thorax
thoracic
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smallest formed elements of blood, help in blood clotting
thrombocytes
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function of erythrocytes
transport oxygen
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valve between the right atrium and right ventricle, has three cusps
tricuspid valve
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blood vessels which return to the heart
veins
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Name three differences between arteries and veins.
veins carry blood towards the heart, veins are less elastic, veins are low-pressure, veins have valves
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large vein that returns blood to the heart
vena cava
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largest veins in the body
venae cavae
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lower chambers of the heart
ventricles
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smaller divisions of a vein
venules
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inner layer of the pericardium
visceral pericardium

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