The formed element that makes the highest percentage of blood volume, and the name of the measurement using that percentage:
RBCS (erythrocytes) and hematocrit
The valve regulating the passage of blood from the atria to the ventricles:
AV Valves (Mitral/Bicuspid and Tricuspid valves)
The structure of the heart that performs its work
Myocardium
From a list of vessels leaving/entering the heart identify those that carry oxygen-poor blood (5)
Pulmonary trunk, pulmonary arteries, superior vena cava, inferior vena cava, coronary sinus
The space enclosing the heart:
The pericardial cavity
The name of the pacemaker that starts each heartbeat: (node)
Sinoatrial (SA) node
The different parts of the conduction system of the heart (6)
SA node, AV node, AV bundle (bundle of His), right and left bundle branches, Purkinje fibers
The number of vessels returning blood to the heart
six
The number of vessels returning blood to the right side of the heart
three
The number of vessels returning oxygenated blood to the heart
four
The number of vessels returning non oxygenated blood to the heart
two
Where in the body the greatest volume of blood is found
Systemic veins
The structure that regulates blood flow through a capillary bed
Precapillary sphincters
The circulatory site/location where exchange of nutrients and gases between the blood and tissues takes place:
Capillaries
The collection site of the venous blood of the coronary circulation:
Coronary sinus
The suggestive diagnosis of an abnormally high number of monocytes
Monocytosis
Whether a person develops anti-A antibodies only after exposure to antigen A, and anti-B antibodies only after exposure to antigen B:
False
Whether incompatibility of one person’s blood with another results from the action of plasma antibodies against the RBC antigens
True
Whether coagulation starts with a vascular spasm and ends with the formation of a platelet plug:
False
The two organs where most RBCs die
Spleen and liver
The deficiency of what nutrient causes pernicious anemia?
Vitamin B12
The blood type of the universal donor of RBCs
Type O negative
The antigens and antibodies in an individual with type B, Rh-positive blood:
Antigens: B and Rh
Antibodies: anti-A
the least abundant of the formed elements
white blood cells (leukocytes)
the WBC type that typically increases in response to bacterial infections
Neutrophils
The WBC cells that aid in the body’s defense by secreting histamine and heparin
Basophils
The condition of having a total WBC count greater than 10,000 WBCs/µL:
Leukocytosis
The largest leukocyte that typically has a kidney- or horseshoe-shaped nucleus
Monocyte
The term referring to abnormal clotting of blood in an unbroken vessel
Thrombus
the term referring to a broken clot traveling in the bloodstream:
Embolus
Where in the body hematopoietic stem cells are found
Red bone marrow