Circulatory System Flashcards

(15 cards)

1
Q

Double layered membrane that covers the heart

A

Pericardium

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2
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Smallest microscopic thinwald blood vessels are called

A

Capillaries

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3
Q

Bicuspid valve allows blood to only flow frown

A

Left atrium to left ventricle

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4
Q

The cell that is destroyed by the HIV virus in AIDS is the

A

Helper T-cells

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5
Q

How is HIV transmitted from one person to another?

A

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

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6
Q

An HIV infected person is clinically said to have AIDS when their CD4 + T-cell blood count falls below

A

200 per cubic millimeter of blood

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7
Q

White blood cells are also called

A

Leukocytes

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8
Q

Cranial cavity receives blood from the

A

Internal branch of the carotid artery

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9
Q

Massive blood trapped under the skin from bleeding

A

Hematoma

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10
Q

Filter, excess fluid and damaged cells from the lymph

A

Lymph nodes

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11
Q

Occipital lymph nodes are located..

A

At the base of the skull

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12
Q

In case of injury platelets release ________ that works as a vasoconstrictor

A

Serotonin

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13
Q

Pulmonary circulation is from…

A

Right ventricle, to lungs, back to the heart

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14
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Filters lymph from legs, left arm, and left side of the head

A

Thorasic duct

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15
Q

Relaxation and enlargement of arterial walls

A

Vasodilation

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