Circulatory System Flashcards
(15 cards)
Double layered membrane that covers the heart
Pericardium
Smallest microscopic thinwald blood vessels are called
Capillaries
Bicuspid valve allows blood to only flow frown
Left atrium to left ventricle
The cell that is destroyed by the HIV virus in AIDS is the
Helper T-cells
How is HIV transmitted from one person to another?
Person-To-Person only through the exchange of bodily fluid that combines high concentration of the virus and Port of entry and proper environment, not necessarily sexual contact
An HIV infected person is clinically said to have AIDS when their CD4 + T-cell blood count falls below
200 per cubic millimeter of blood
White blood cells are also called
Leukocytes
Cranial cavity receives blood from the
Internal branch of the carotid artery
Massive blood trapped under the skin from bleeding
Hematoma
Filter, excess fluid and damaged cells from the lymph
Lymph nodes
Occipital lymph nodes are located..
At the base of the skull
In case of injury platelets release ________ that works as a vasoconstrictor
Serotonin
Pulmonary circulation is from…
Right ventricle, to lungs, back to the heart
Filters lymph from legs, left arm, and left side of the head
Thorasic duct
Relaxation and enlargement of arterial walls
Vasodilation