Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM


Top Flashcards (Certified)
All Flashcards

Terminology > Ch 9 Cardio And Lymphatic: Transport > Flashcards

Ch 9 Cardio And Lymphatic: Transport Flashcards

(88 cards)

Start Studying
1
Q

The tough, fibrous external layer of the membrane covering the heart is called the ________. The outer surface of the heart itself is covered with a layer called the ________. The muscle of the heart is called________________. The chambers of the heart are lined with a layer called________________

A

Percardium
epicardium
myocardium
endocardium

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

The two thin-walled receiving chambers of the heart are the ________________.
The thicker-walled chambers into which they feed are called______________

A

atria
ventricles

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

The left atrioventricular valve is called the ________valve, and the right is called the _________valve. Backflow of blood from the arteries to the ventricles is prevented by the___________valves.

A

mitral (biscupid)
tricuspid
semilunar

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

The pacemaker of the heart is also called the __________node. It produces electrical impulses that spread to the ___________node and ultimately through the _________fibers to stimulate contraction of the ventricles.

A

sinoatrial (SA)
atrioventricular (AV)
Purkinje

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Heart rate is influenced by the two branches of the ___________nervous system. The _________division slows heart rate. The __________division increases heart rate.

A

autonomic
parasympathetic
sympathetic

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Small arteries are called _________, and small veins are called ________. The tiny vessels that connect them are called _________

A

arterioles
venules
capillaries

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

The liquid portion of blood is called____________. If the clotting elements are removed, it is called ___________________.

A

Plasma
serum

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Blood makes up _________to_______ of an animal’s total body weight.

A

6% - 8%

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

The undifferentiated stem cells from which all blood cells originate are called ______________

A

hemocytoblasts

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

The scientific name for red blood cells is ________________, and for white blood cells it is_____________

A

erythrocytes
leukocytes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Of the two groups of white blood cells, the ones that originate in bone marrow are called __________. They are further classified by staining characteristics into three types _______, ________, and ___________

A

granulocytes
neutrophils
eosinophils
basophils

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

White blood cells with nongranular cytoplasm are called _______________.. The two types are _____________and ____________

A

agranulocytes
lymphocytes
monocytes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Blood platelets are also called_________ They originate in bone marrow from large multinucleated cells called _____________

A

thrombocytes
megakaryocytes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

In clotting, thrombin causes the blood protein__________to change into______________

A

fibrinogen
fibrin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Blood groups are named for the ______________that are found on the cell membranes of red blood cells.

A

antigens

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Blood pressure rises and falls with each heartbeat. The higher pressure, produced during ventricular contraction , is called___________pressure. The difference between the two is called ____________pressure.

A

systolic
diastolic
pulse

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

The basic circuit of the blood, starting from the left ventricle, is known as the _______circulation. It includes a segment through the digestive organs and liver called the ________circulation. The circuit of blood from the right ventricle and back to the heart is called the ________circulation.

A

systemic
portal
pulmonary

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

The only veins that carry oxygenated blood are the __________veins. They carry blood from the _______to the _________.

A

pulmonary
lungs
heart

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

The blood makes a complete circuit of the body in about _______minutes (s).

A

1

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

The largest artery in the body is the _________________.

A

aorta

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

The _________arteries supply the myocardial muscle.

A

coronary

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

From its name, you can tell that the brachiocephalic artery supplies the _________and _________.

A

front legs (arms)
head

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

The artery that supplies the kidney is the __________artery.

A

renal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

The hepatic vein draws blood from the ________ and empties into the caudal _________.

A

liver
vena cava

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
When the external iliac artery enters the leg it becomes the _________artery, which can be used to take an animal's pulse.
femoral
26
The fluid that circulates through the lymphatic capillaries is called_________It flows through progressively larger vessels as it moves toward the heart, eventually passing into the ________duct and the _______duct.
lymph thoracic right lymphatic
27
Palpable structures along the course of the lymph vessels that act as filters are called lymph________or _______.
nodes glands
28
The chief functions of the spleen are_______, _______, and______
hempoiesis phagocytosis blood storage
29
The three pairs of tonsils are named according to their location: The _____at the back of the palate, the _______at the root of the tongue, and the ______at the roof of the pharynx.
palatine lingual pharyngeal
30
The grayish-pink structure of lymph tissue located just cranial to the heart is the _________. It plays an important part in the ________system.
thymus immune
31
The saclike membrane surrounding the heart is called the _________
pericardium
32
The wall separating the left ventricle from right is the _______septum
interventricular
33
34
The atrioventricular valve with two flaps is the __________, and the one with three flaps is the _________
bicuspid tricuspid
35
In the systemic circulation oxygenated blood is carried away from the heart by blood vessels called __________. They divide into smaller and smaller vessels called _________and ultimately into the __________, which distribute blood to the tissues. These in turn coalesce to form ___________, which join into larger and larger _________, which return blood to the heart.
arteries arterioles capillaries venules veins
36
The red pigment in the erythrocytes is _______. It consists of an iron-containing portion, _________and a protein portion________. The pigment combines with ____________in the lungs, which it exchanges for ___________ in the tissues
hemoglobin heme globin oxygen carbon dioxide
37
The process of engulfing invading microorganisms is called __________. The granulocytes that do this are the _________________.
phagosytosis neutrophils
38
The largest structure of the lymphoid system is the _______
spleen
39
The blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the lungs is called the ________artery
pulmonary
40
The large artery that carries blood from the heart to all parts of the body is the ________
aorta
41
The three large arteries branching from the brachiocephalic artery are the _______, ______________and ____________
right subclavian right common carotid left common carotid
42
The circulation from the abdominal digestive organs through the liver into the vena cava is called ___________circulation.
portal
43
The arteries that supply the right and left sides of myocardial muscle are the _____________
right and left coronaries
44
The two ducts in the lymphatic system that receive the lymph and empty into the subclavian veins are called _______and _______
thoracic duct right lymphatic duct
45
A ____________encloses lymph nodes.
fibrous capsule
46
There are _________pairs of tonsils.
Three
47
One function of tonsils is ___________
Playing a part in leukocyte formation. Filtering out bacteria and foreign matter.
48
Other than the lymphatic system, the thymus plays a part in the _________system.
Immune
49
Hemo__________ Cyto___________ Blast___________ Hemocytoblast_______________
Blood Cell Embryonic state of development Primitive Blood Cell
50
Lymph_______________ Aden________________ Oma________________ Lymphadenoma________________
Lymph Gland Tumor Tumor of the lymph glands
51
Peri_____________ Card____________ Itis______________ Pericarditis__________________
Around Heart Inflammation Inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart
52
endo_______________ card________________ Itis_________________ Endocarditis_________________
Inside Heart Inflammation Inflammation of the tissue lining the inside of the heart
53
Hemat______________ Emesis_____________ Hematemesis_______________
Blood Vomiting Vomiting of blood
54
Neo_____________ Natal____________ Erythro__________ Lysis_____________ Neonatal erythrolysis___________
New Born Red Cell Breakdown Destruction of the red blood cells in the newborn
55
Leuko___________ Cyto____________ Poiesis__________ Leukocytopoieses______________
White Cell Production Production of white blood cells
56
Cardio____________ Myo______________ Pathy_____________ Cardiomyopathy________________
Heart Muscle Disease Disease of the heart muscle
57
Poly________________ Morpho____________ Nuclear____________ Leuko______________ Cyte________________ Polymorphonuclear leukocyte ___________________________
Many Form Nucleus White Cell ----White blood cell with multi-shaped nucleus (synonym for neutrophil)
58
Mega_______________ Karyo_______________ Cyte________________ Megakaryocyte_________________
Large Nucleus Cell Cell with large nucleus (source of blood protein)
59
Two word forms meaning nose are _________and________
Naso Rhino
60
The sense of smell depends on the _________receptors.
Olfactory
61
The pharnyx is divided into three parts, according to the adjacent structure of each: _______, _________and ______
nasopharynx oropharynx laryngopharynx
62
The voice box is properly called the _________. The opening into this structure is called the _______. The lidlike structure that helps prevent food from entering is the __________.
larnx glottis epiglottis
63
The windpipe is properly called the ___________. At its lower end it divides into right and left ________. They in turn divide into________ progressively smaller __________.
Trachea Primary bronchi secondary bronchi bronchioles
64
The alveolar ducts of the lungs terminate in structures called __________whose walls are composed of many _________where gaseous exchange takes place.
Alveolar sacs Alveoli
65
The serous membranous sac that encloses the lungs is called the pleura. The inside of the thoracic wall is lined with the same type of membrane, called the _______________pleura. The space between the two membranes is called the _____________
Visceral Parietal Pleural cavity or potential space
66
The thoracic and abdominal cavities are separated by the ___________.
Diaphragm
67
The respiration cycle is divided into three parts: _________, _______, __________
Inspiration (inhalation)
68
The amount of air inhaled during ordinary respiration is called ____________
Tidal volume
69
The air trapped in the alveoli is called _________________
Residual volume
70
The respiratory center is in the _________________
Brain
71
The small amount of air left in the aveoli after a total lung collapse is called.
Minimal volume
72
Respiration generally involves the acts of __________ and _________
73
The organs of the respiratory system are ________, ________, ________, ________, ___________, and _____________
74
Two functions of the pharynx are _________ and __________
75
Two functions of the larnyx are __________ and ____________
76
The function of the tracheal rings is to _______________
77
78
The structure that separates the lungs from each other and divides the thoracic cavity into two parts is the ______________
79
Naso_____________ Pharyng__________ Itis_______________ Nasopharyngitis________________
80
Rhin______________ Itis_______________ Rhinitis______________________
81
Pneumo_______________ thorax_________________ Pheumothorax______________
82
Tracheo___________ Bronch____________ Itis________________ Tracheobronchitis______________
83
Broncho____________ Sten________________ Osis________________ Bronchostenosis_______________
84
Bronchi _______________ Ectas_______________ Is__________________ Bronchiectasis__________________
85
Tracheo______________ Sten__________________ Osis__________________ Tracheostenosis_______________
86
Pharyngo______ Stomy___________ Pharyngostomy________________
87
Chylo________________ Thorax______________ Chylothorax_______________
88
Pyo________________ Thorax____________ Pyothorax_______________

Terminology (16 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions