Lab Techniques Flashcards
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Functions of circulatory system
- delivers nutrients and oxygen
- carries carbondioxide &waste away
- protection
- maintains pH and temp
- transfers hormones
Purpose of the heart
- oxygen
- WBC
- Waste
What happens if the right side of your heart has problems
Will fill with fluid
What happens if there is a problem with the left side of the heart
Cause lung congestion
Heart
Muscle that pumps blood to all parts of the body
Mammal heart is made up of how many chambers
Four
Reptiles hearts have how many chambers
Three
What are the four chambers of the mammal heart
Atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, an left ventricle
Arteries
Carries blood away from the heart. They carry oxygen rich blood
Veins
Generally carry oxygen poor blood back to the heart from the rest of the body
Blood is composed of??
40%cells
60% plasma
Anemia
Lack of blood
Capillary
A microscopic vessel that creates oxygenated blood throughout the body
Endocardium
A thin layer that lines the interior of the heart
Epicardium
A thin layer that lines the surface of the heart
Erythrocytes
RBC
Hematology
The study of the structure of blood and the tissues that form blood
Hematopoiesis
The production and formation of blood cells
Hemoglobin
The iron containing pigment in RBC the carries oxygen
Leukocytes
WBC
Lymph
Transparent, whitish yellow liquid that contains WBC
Myocardium
The muscular layer of the heart wall
Nephron
Functioning unit of the kidney that filters and extracts waste from the blood
Pericardium
The fibrous sac that encloses the heart