Ch 10 & 11 PP Terms

Question 1

cardiovascular system

Answer 1

heart and vessels, circulates blood and o2 to body, carries away waste

Question 2

endocardium

Answer 2

inside lining, lines chambers and valves

Question 3

myocardium

Answer 3

thick muscular layer that makes up the heart wall

Question 4

epicardium

Answer 4

outside thin lining, covers heart

Question 5

pericardium

Answer 5

surrounding fibrous sac

Question 6

systole

Answer 6

contraction of heart

Question 7

diastole

Answer 7

relaxation of heart

Question 8

heart rate

Answer 8

number of times the heart contracts per minute

Question 9

pulse

Answer 9

wave of pressure as heart contracts

Question 10

ECG waveforms

Answer 10

p wave, QRS, t wave, u wave

Question 11

blood pressure

Answer 11

force of blood against arterial walls as heart contracts and rests

Question 12

atherosclerosis

Answer 12

fatty deposits in artery

Question 13

thrombosis

Answer 13

blood clot

Question 14

embolism

Answer 14

blockage of or mass carried into blood stream

Question 15

CVA (cerebrovascular accident/stroke)

Answer 15

embolus or thrombus from artery blocks vessel in brain

Question 16

hypertension

Answer 16

high BP, systolic > 140 diastolic > 90

Question 17

CAD (coronary artery disease)

Answer 17

result of atherosclerosis in vessels that supply blood to the heart

Question 18

myocardial infarction (MI)

Answer 18

heart attack

Question 19

lymphatic system

Answer 19

returns excess fluid and proteins from tissues to bloodstream to protect the body

Question 20

blood

Answer 20

fluid that circulates through vessels

Question 21

blood plasma

Answer 21

yellow part of blodd remaining after BCs have been removed, 90% water, pH of 7.4

Question 22

erythrocytes

Answer 22

RBC, carry oxygen, most common, require constant replacement

Question 23

leukocytes

Answer 23

WBC, fight fbs, 5 types

Question 24

thrombocytes

Answer 24

platelets, clotting factors

Question 25

serum

Answer 25

plasma that remains after blood coagulates

Question 26

blood types

Answer 26

O, A, AB, B, rh pos and neg

Question 27

anemia

Answer 27

decreased hemoglobin in blood

Question 28

thrombocytopenia

Answer 28

low platelets

Question 29

DIC (disseminated intravascular coagulation)

Answer 29

wide spreading clotting obstructs circulation to tissues

Question 30

hemophilia

Answer 30

deficiency of specific clotting factor

Question 31

leukemia

Answer 31

neoplasm where incapable WBCs rapidly divide

Question 32

immunodeficiency

Answer 32

any failure in immune system