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1
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Leukocytes help defend the body against ___.

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pathogens

2
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do leukocytes contain hemoglobin? &why

A

no bc it’s not their job to carry respiratory gases

3
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Do leuckocyts contain organelles and a nucleus?

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yes

4
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WBC are mostly found where

A

in the bodies tissues

5
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Pathogen def

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anything that cuases sickness and disease

6
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how do wbc enter tissues

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from blood vessels

7
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Diapedesis:

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squeezing through endothelial cells of blood vessels

8
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Chemotaxis:

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  • attraction of wbc to infections sight

- molecules released from damaged cells or pathogens

9
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Chemo:

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chemicals being released

10
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Taxis: (+/-)

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positive = toward
negative = away
11
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WBC can be classified as ___ or ___. (look wise)

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granulocytes or agranulocytes

12
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Granulocyte :

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with visible granules seen with light microscope

13
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Agranulocytes:

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with smaller granules not visible with light microscope

14
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WBC granulocytes include

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  • neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils
15
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WBC agranulocyes include

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lymphocytes monocytes

16
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What are neutrophils in terms of numbers?

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most numerous in blood

17
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WBC are also called?

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polymorphonuclear leukocytes

18
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What do neutrophils do?

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enter tissue spaces and phagocytize infectious pathogens

19
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What happens with neutrophils when an infection occurs?

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numbers rise dramatically in chronic bacterial infections

20
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Eosinophils stain what color

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reddish granules

21
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What do eosinophils do?

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phagocytize antigen-antiboy complexes or allerengs, active in cases of parasitic worms

22
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Basophils stain what color

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blue-violet granules

23
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Basophils contain what two things that help when it comes to inflammation?

A

histamine and heparin

24
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Basophils are ____. (number wise)

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rare

25
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Histamine release causes what three things?

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  • causes increase in blood vessels diameter
  • increased capillary permeability
  • causes allergic symptoms
26
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Allergic symptoms include (3). these symptoms help with what?

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  • swollen nasal membranes, runny nose, watery eyes

- flushing the upper respiratory system to get rid of pathogens

27
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Heparin release causes what and why?

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inhibits blood clotting because heparin is a blood thinner

28
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Lymphocytes reside where

A

in the lymphatic organs and structures (spleen and lymph nodes)

29
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In terms of number how common are lymphocytes?

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2nd most common WBC

30
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What are the three categories of lymphocytes?

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  • t-lymphocytes
  • b lymphocytes
  • NK cells
31
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T-lymphocytes do what?

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managing immune response in cell-mediated immunity (inside cells antigen)

32
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B-lymphocytes do what?

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becoming plasma cells and producing antibodies, roaming (outside antigen)

33
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NK cells stands for what

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(natural killer) Attacking abnormal and infected tissue cells

34
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HIV destroys which type of lymphocyte?

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t-lymphocytes

35
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T-lymphocytes turn into an ____ making machine?

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antibody

36
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In terms of numbers how common are monocytes IN BLOOD?

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not very common

37
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Monocytes take up residence where?

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in tissues

38
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Monocytes fxn

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phagocytize bacteria, viruses and debries

39
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Monocytes exit cells and become what

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macrophages

40
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Leukopenia is what? What does it increase the risk of?

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reduced number of WBC

- increases risk of developing infection

41
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Leukopenia is a bi-product of what?

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chemotherapy

42
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Leukocytosis is what? what can cause it?

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slightly elevenated leukocyte count

- may be caused by recent infection or stress

43
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What is the order of WBC from most common to least common?

A

NEVER LET MONKEYS EAT BANANAS

44
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Neutrophilia is what and associated with what

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increase in neutrophils associated with bacterial infections, stress and tissue necrosis

45
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Neutropenia is __? it may occur with what?

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decreased neutrophil count

- may occur iwth anemia, drug or radiation therapy

46
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Lymphocytosis is and increased number of what in response to what?

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increased number o lymphocytes in response to viral infections, chronic bacterial infection, some leukemias, cancer of plasma cells

47
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Lymphocytopenia? caused by what

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decreased lymphocyte

- caused by HIV, other leukemias and pathogenic organism in the blood (sepsis)

48
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Eosinophils increase in response to what

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allergic reactions, parasites, some autoimmune diseases

49
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Monocytes increase in response to

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chronic inflammatory disorders or tuberculose, stress

50
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Monocytes decrease in response to what

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prolonged prednisone therapy

51
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Acute leukemia:

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short-term rapid progression

- death typically withing months in children and yound adults

52
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Chronic leukemia

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  • slower progression, longer termed

- in middle-aged and older individuals

53
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Platelets are cellular what

A

fragments

54
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Platelets play an important role in blood __

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clotting

55
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Platelets circulate how long

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8-10 days

56
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A little under half of the platelets are stored where

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in the spleen

57
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Thrombocytopenia:

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abnormally small number of platelets in blood

58
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Hemostasis is

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the process of blood clotting

59
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Blood clotting stops what during injury

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stops blood flowing through injured blood vessel wall

60
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What are the three OVERLAPPPING phases of hemostasis

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  1. vascular spasm
  2. platelet plug formation
  3. coagulation phase
61
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Vascular spasm is:

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a sudden constriction of blood vessels

62
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Vascular spasm limits what

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blood to be able to leak from vesses

63
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How long does vasuclar spasm last for ?

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few to many minutes

64
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With vascular spasm, greater vessel damage =

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greater vascoconstriciton

65
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A platelet plus froms from

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platelets arriving at injury site

66
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The platelet plug under normal conditions

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endothelial wall smooth
• coated with prostacyclin
• activates pathway inhibiting platelet activation

67
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Platelet plug when blood vessel damaged =

A

collagen fibers in vessel wall exposed
• platelets sticking here
• assisted by von Willebrand factor, plasma protein
• platelets developing long processes allowing for better adhesion
• closing off of injury due to platelet plug

68
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The circulatory system circulates blood continulously to maintain ___?

A

homeostasis

69
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____ disease is the leading cause of death

A

cardiovascular

70
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Transportation of the blood through the body allows exchange of substances between

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capillaries and cells

71
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Perfusion:

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delivery of blood per time per gram of tissue

72
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Adequate perfusion is …

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sufficient blood delivered to maintain health of body cells

73
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Arteries carry blood in which direction? do they contain oxygen rich or poor blood?

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  • carry blood away from the heart

* most (but not all) with oxygenated blood

74
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Veins carry blood in which direction? do they contain oxygen rich or poor blood?

A
  • carry blood back to the heart

* most (but not all) with deoxygenated blood

75
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Capillaries are the site for what? give two examples.

A
  • sites of exchange
  • between blood and air in lungs
  • between blood and body cells
76
Q

The heart is composed of how many pumps?

A

two pumps, one left side one right side

77
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The right side of the heart recieves which type of blood? where does it pump the blood to?

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  • receives deoxygenated blood from body

* pumps it to the lungs

78
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The left side of the heart recieves which type of blood? where does it pump the blood to?

A
  • receives oxygenated blood from lungs

* pumps it to the body

79
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What is the main purpose for the atriums (blood wise)?

A
  • superior chambers

for receiving blood

80
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What is the main purpose for the ventricles (blood wise)?

A
-  inferior chambers
for pumping blood
away
• receive blood from
respective atria
81
Q

The great vessels of the heart transport blood where?

A

• transport blood directly to and from chambers

82
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What are the 4 great vessels of the heart?

A

• pulmonary trunk, aorta, superior and inferior vena cava

83
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The pulmonary trunk splits into which arteries and what is the purpose of those two arteries?

A
  • splits into pulmonary arteries

* receives deoxygenated blood from right ventricle

84
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The aorta recieves blood from where?

A

• receives oxygenated blood from left ventricle

85
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The superior and inferior vena cava drain which type of blood into where?

A

drain deoxygenated blood into right atrium

86
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The pulmonary veins drain which type of blood into where?

A

drain oxygenated blood into left atrium

87
Q

The Atrioventricular valves seperate what?

A

• between atrium and ventricle of each side

88
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Right AV valve, tricuspid is located where

A

– located between right atrium and right ventricle

89
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Left AV valve, bicuspid, or mitral is located where

A

located between left atrium and left ventricle

90
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The Semilunar valves boundary between what?

A

ventricle and arterial trunk

91
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The Semilunar valves open to allow what

A

open to allow blood to flow through heart

92
Q

The Semilunar valves close to what?

A

• close to prevent backflow

93
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pulmonary semilunar valve is located where?

A

– located between right ventricle and pulmonary trunk

94
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aortic semilunar valve is located where?

A

– located between left ventricle and the aorta

95
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Two circuits of the heart?

A

pulmonary and systemic circulations

96
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Pulmonary circulation

A
  • carries deoxygenated blood from right side of heart
  • goes through blood vessels to the lungs
  • pick up of oxygen and release of carbon dioxide
  • back through vessels to left side of heart
97
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Systemic circulation

A
  • moves oxygenated blood from left side of heart
  • moves through vessels to systemic cells
  • exchange of nutrients, gases, and wastes
  • returns blood in vessels to right side of heart
98
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Basic pattern of heart blood circulation

A

• right heart  lungs  left heart  systemic tissues  right heart

99
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Edema:

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swelling

100
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Systemic edema may occur if which ventricle is impaired. This could mean blood is remaining where which caused fluid to enter where?

A
  • may occur if right ventricle impaired
  • more blood remaining in systemic circulation
  • additional fluid entering interstitial space
101
Q

Pulmonary edema may occur if which ventricle is impaired? which could cause blood to remain where? Swelling and fluid could accumulate where? this would cause what on breathing patterns?

A

may occur if left ventricle impaired
• more blood remaining in pulmonary circulation
• swelling and fluid accumulation in the lungs
• breathing difficulties and impaired gas exchange

102
Q

Which cavity is the heart located in?

A

mediastinum

103
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The right side is located more (ant/post), the left side is located more (ant/post)

A

anterior, posterior

104
Q

The pericardium __ the heart?

A

encloses the heart

105
Q

The pericardial sac is the ___ covering of the heart

A

outermost covering

106
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The pericardial sac is how many layers and what types of tissues do the two layers consist of?

A

double layered

  • fibrous layer, tough conn tissue
  • thin serous membrane
107
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The fibrous pericardium attaches which anatomical structures? and what does that function to do

A

attaches the diaphragm and base of aorta and pulmonary trunk

- restricts heart movement and prevents heart from overfiling

108
Q

The thin serous membrane of the heart is called what?

A

parietal layer of serous pericardium

109
Q

The visceral layer of serous pericardium is the second ____. it tightly adreres to what? both layers attach to what trunks?

A
  • second serous membrane
  • tightly adheres to heart
  • both attaching to arterial trunks
110
Q

The pericardial cavity is the space between what? what is it filled with and what does this fxn to do?

A

potential space between parietal and visceral layers

• serous fluid facilitating frictionless heart movement

111
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Pericarditis is the inflammation of what? what can be the cause of this?

A

– Inflammation of the pericardium

– Caused by viruses, bacteria, or fungi

112
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Pericarditis increases capillary permeability which causes what in the pericardial cavity? this may restrict what eventually resulting in the heart unable to pump called what _____?

A
  • fluid accumulation in pericardial cavity
  • becomes real space as it fills with fluid
  • may restrict heart’s movement and keep chambers from filling
  • results in cardiac tamponade, heart unable to pump
113
Q

With pericarditis, friction rub can be heard with which device as the pericardial layers rub?

A

• crackling sound heard with stethoscope as pericardial layers rub

114
Q

Ventricle layer walls are thicker than atrial walls why?

A

• because ventricles are the “pumping chambers”

115
Q

The left ventricle is how many times greater than the right ventricle? why is this?

A
  • three times thicker than right ventricle
  • must generate higher pressure
  • forces blood through systemic circulation
116
Q

The three heart WALL layers care called what?

A

epicardium, myocardium and endocardium

117
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Epicardium is made up mostly of what kind of tissue with an underlying layer of which mype of tissue

A

simple squamous epithelium

• underlying areolar connective tissue

118
Q

The myocardium is made up of which type of tissue? it’s the thickest of the three layers bc..? What about it may change with age?

A
  • middle heart layer
  • composed of cardiac muscle tissue
  • thickest of three layers
  • contraction generates force to pump blood
  • may change in thickness with age
119
Q

– Endocardium covers what? its composed of which type of tissue with and underlying layer of what?

A
  • covers internal surface of heart and external surface of valves
  • composed of simple squamous epithelium
  • underlying layer of areolar connective tissue
120
Q

The fossa ovalis was once called the ___ in a fetus? what does this function to do before birth?

A

fetal foramen ovale

– shunted blood from right to left atrium in fetal life

121
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The coronary sinus does what? where is the opening inside the heart?

A

drains blood from heart wall

• opening immediately inferior to fossa ovalis

122
Q

The valves of the heart ensure what?

A

ensures blood flow in on direction

123
Q

The heart valves consist of which type of tissue?

A

– Consist of endothelium-lined fibrous connective tissue flaps

124
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Describe blood movement when the AV valves are open

A

– When open, cusps extend into the ventricles

• allows blood to move from atrium to ventricle

125
Q

When the blood reaches the ventricle what causes the av valves to close and what prevents them from being pushed into the atrium when blood is in the ventricle?

A

With ventricular contraction, blood forced superiorly

-– Chordae tendinae secured by papillary muscles

126
Q

The semilunar valves open ventricles contract, why?

A
  • force of blood pushes valves open

* blood enters arterial trunks

127
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The semilunar valves close when ventricles relax, why?

A
  • pressure in ventricle less than pressure in arterial trunk
  • backward flow of blood toward ventricle
  • caught in cusps of valves, which close
  • prevents blood flow back into ventricle
128
Q

the cardiac muscle has a high demand for what?

A

nrg

129
Q

The cardiac muscle metabolism requires which three things?

A

extensive blood supply
• numerous mitochondria
• myoglobin and creatine kinase

130
Q

The cardiac muscle is able to use different types of fuel molecules like what 5 ions?

A

fatty acids, glucose, lactic acid, amino acids, and ketone bodies

131
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Cardiac muscle cells mostly on which type of metabolism (oxygen wise)? and why?

A

• makes muscle susceptible to failure in low-oxygen
• interference with blood flow to heart muscle
– can cause damage or death

132
Q

How does the ventricle contract?

A
  • action similar to wringing of mop

* begins at apex and compresses superiorly

133
Q

Right and left coronary arteries are the only branches of which major blood vessel?

A

• first and only branches of ascending aorta

134
Q

Which surface vessel is called the widow maker and why?

A

• anterior interventricular artery
– supplies anterior surface of both ventricles
– supplies most of interventricular septum
– “widowmaker”, high risk of fatality if occluded

135
Q

MAKE SURE TO LOOK AT SURFACE VESSEL SLIDES!

A

*

136
Q

Teenage Athletes and Sudden

Cardiac Death.

A

– Sudden death caused by undetected cardiovascular disease
– Most due to congenital heart defects and coronary artery anomalies
– Result of cardiomegaly, increased thickness of heart
– Symptoms of swelling, dizziness, arrhythmia, and shortness of breath
– Revealed by standard x-ray
– Confirmed with echocardiogram

137
Q

– Atherosclerosis

A

• coronary arteries narrowed and occluded

138
Q

Coronary spasm

A
  • sudden narrowing of vessels

* both can lead to angina or myocardial infarction

139
Q

Angina pectoris

A

pain sensation on left side of chest, left arm, or jaw
• generally results from strenuous activity
• referred pain
• medications inducing temporary vascular dilation

140
Q

– Myocardial infarction

A

heart attack
• sudden and complete occlusion of coronary artery
• region of myocardium deprived of oxygen
• possible tissue death
• sudden excruciating substernal chest pain radiating down left arm
• weakness, shortness of breath, nausea, anxiety, and sweating
• if large amount of tissue lost, person may die

141
Q

The hearts rhythm is dependent on what?

A

on rhythmic stiulation of cardiac muscle cells

142
Q

The automaticity of the heart begins with a stimulation by what?

A

by the pacemacker

143
Q

The sinoatrial node initiates what? bc of this initiation what is the SA node commonly called?

A

initates heartbeat, referred to as the pacemacker

144
Q

the AV bundle divides into left and right __?

A

bundles

145
Q

The purkinje fibers extend from what and go where ?

A

extend fro left and right bundles from apex of heart through walls of ventricles

146
Q

Does the parasympathetic system slow things down or make them go faster?

A

slows things down

147
Q

The Parasympathetic innervation come from where?

A

comes from cardioinhibitory center

148
Q

The right vagus in the parasympathetic innervation innervates which node?

A

SA node

149
Q

The left vagus in the parasympathetic innervation innervates which node?

A

AV node

150
Q

The parasympathetic innervation does what to the heart rate?

A

decreases the heart rate

151
Q

The innervation pathways include which to inervations?

A

the parasympathetic and sympathetic innervations

152
Q

The sympathetic innervation comes from where?

A

the cardioacceleratory center

153
Q

The sympathetic innervation does what to HR and force of contration

A

increases

154
Q

The sympathetic innervation does what to the dilation of vessels?

A

increases which supports increased blood flow to myocardium

155
Q

Heart rate = (___/___)

A

beats/minute

156
Q

Ectopic Pacemaker

A

– Pacemaker other than SA node
– Conduction system cells other than SA node
• also have ability to spontaneously depolarize
• depolarize at slower rates than SA node
– AV node the default pacemaker if SA node impaired
• AV node with inherent rhythm of 40 to 50 beats/min
• fast enough to sustain life
– Cardiac muscle with rate of 20 to 40 beats/min
• usually too slow to sustain life

157
Q

Cardiac Arrhythmia is:

A

Abnormality in the rate, regularity, or sequence of cardiac cycle

158
Q

– Atrial flutter

A

atria attempting to contract at 200-400 times per minute
• may persist for many years
• may degenerate into atrial fibrillation

159
Q

Atrial fibrillation

A
  • action potential more chaotic
  • irregular heart rate
  • may lead to serious disturbance in rhythm
160
Q

– Premature ventricular contractions

A

result from stress, stimulants, or sleep deprivation
• abnormal action potential within AV node or ventricles
• not detrimental unless they occur in large numbers

161
Q

– Ventricular fibrillation

A

life-threatening arrhythmia
• rapid, repetitious movement of ventricular muscle
• contractions not coordinated; heart unable to pump
• cardiac arrest
• shock applied to synchronize heart’s electrical activity

162
Q

What does ECG or EKG stand for?

A

electrocardiogram

163
Q

The EKG is what?

A

monitoring electrodes attached to skin at wrist, ankles and chest location
– Electrical signals collected and charted
– Provides assessment of electrical changes of heart
– Provides composite tracing of all cardiac action potentials
– Utilized during routine physical exam

164
Q

P wave

A

reflects electrical changes of atrial depolarization

• originates in SA node

165
Q

QRS complex

A

electrical changes associated with ventricular depolarization
• atria simultaneously repolarizing but masked by above

166
Q

T wave

A

electrical change associated with ventricular repolarization

167
Q

P-Q segment

A
  • associated with atrial plateau at sarcolemma

* cardiac muscle cells within atria contracting

168
Q

S-T segment

A
  • ventricular plateau

* cardiac muscle cells in ventricle contracting

169
Q

Waves associated with?

A

depolarization and repolarization

170
Q

Flat lines corresponds to what?

A

no electrical change

171
Q

Flat line between cycles? =

A

heart resting between beats

172
Q

P-R interval

A

period from beginning of P wave to beginning of QRS deflection
• atrial depolarization to beginning of ventricular depolarization
• time to transmit action potential through entire conduction system

173
Q

Q-T interval

A

time from beginning of QRS and end of T wave

• from ventricular depolarization to repolarization

174
Q

Heart Blocks =

A

– Involve impairment within heart’s conducting system

– May result in syncope (fainting), irregular heartbeats, and palpitations

175
Q

First-degree AV block

A
  • lengthened PR interval
  • action potential slowed between atria and ventricles
  • asymptomatic
176
Q

Second-degree block

A

exists along path between atria and ventricles

• failure of some action potentials to be conducted to ventricles

177
Q

Third-degree block

A
  • complete heart block
  • no action potentials from SA node received by ventricles
  • life-threatening
178
Q

After a third degree heart block what will take over to cause heartbeat?

A

AV Node

179
Q

Systole is what of heart chamber?

A

contraction

180
Q

Diastole is what of heart chamber

A

relaxation

181
Q

What happens with ventricular contraction? (4)

A

causes ventricular pressure to rise
• AV valves pushed and kept closed (preventing backflow)
• semilunar valves pushed open
• force blood from ventricle into arterial trunk

182
Q

What happens with ventricular relaxation? (3)

A
• causes ventricular pressure to decrease
• closure of semilunar valves
– pressure no longer pushing them open
• AV valves open
– pressure no longer pushing them closed
183
Q

End diastolic volume (EDV) is what & when does this happen?

A

maximum blood volume in ventricle happens during atrial systole

184
Q

Isometric contration happens when?

A

early ventricular systole

185
Q

Four normal heart sounds:

A

two familiar sounds, “lubb-dupp”, S1 and S2
– S1, closing of AV valves
– S2, closing of semilunar valves
• two minor sounds, S3 and S4
• provide clinically important information about heart and valves

186
Q

Heart murmur

A

• abnormal heart sound
• result of turbulence of blood passing through heart
• some medically important, some not
• two types:
– valvular insufficiency and valvular stenosis

187
Q

Valvular insufficiency

A

cardiac valves leaking because cusps not closing tightly
• blood regurgitating back through valve
• may get heart enlargement

188
Q

Valvular stenosis

A
  • valve cusps scarred and cannot open completely
  • presents resistance to blood flow
  • reduces chamber output
  • chamber may enlarge and dilate
189
Q

Heart rate (HR) =

A

number of beats per minute

190
Q

Stroke volume (SV) =

A

volume of blood ejected during one beat

191
Q

Formula for cardiac output?

A

HR x SV = CO

192
Q

Total blood volume =

A

total blood volume pumped through circulation every minute

193
Q

Smaller heart =

A

Smaller stroke volume

194
Q

The resting heart rate is higher to maintain normal resting cardiac output which is why women’s heart rate is ___ compared to men’s? and infants have which type of heart rate?

A

women’s HR is typically faster than emn’s, infants have higher heart rate

195
Q

Larger heart larger =

A

learger stroke volume

196
Q

Athletes hearts are ___ and ____?

A

larger and stronger

197
Q

Athletes cardiac muscle cells are ___?

A

hypertrophied

198
Q

Larger stroke volume =

A

lower heart rate to maintain Cardiac output

199
Q

Athletes with bradycardia is called?

A

excersise induces bradycadia

200
Q

Cardiac reserve is an ____ in cardiac output above rest level?

A

increase

201
Q

Formula for cardiac reserve

A

difference C.O. at rest and max C.O body is capable f

202
Q

Cardiac reserve measure of level of exercise an individual can pursue. How is it with healthy, non-athlete, in an athlete and with a weakened heart?

A

increased four-fold in healthy, nonathlete
• increased up to seven-fold in athlete
• with weakened heart, may have little reserve and exercise limitation

203
Q

Positive chronotropic agents do what? list 4 examples

A
increase HR
– Thyroid hormone
– Caffeine
– Nicotine
– Cocaine
• can lead to fast and erratic heart beat, possibly fatal
204
Q

Negative chronotropic agents do what?

A

Parasympathetic innervation
– Beta-blocker drugs
• interfere norepinephrine and epinephrine binding to beta receptors
• used to treat high blood pressure

205
Q

What are the major variable incluencing storke volume?

A

venous return and afterload

206
Q

Afterload is ? ex?

A

resistance in arteries to ejection of blood by ventricles

  • pressure that may be exceeded before blood ejected
  • ex: atherosclerosis
207
Q

Chronotropic agents do what to heart rate?

A

– Increases or decreases, dependent on chronotropic agents
• stimulate SA node to change its firing rate
• stimulate AV node to alter amount of delay

208
Q

Variables That Influence Cardiac Output, Stroke volume ?

A

– Venous return altering stretch of heart

– Afterload decreasing stroke volume

209
Q

Variables That Influence Cardiac Output Cardiac output

A

Increases when both stroke volume and heart rate increase

– Decreases when both stroke volume and heart rate decrease

210
Q

Bradycardia:

A

persistently low resting heart rate in adults
• below 60 beats/minute
• normal change in athletes
• abnormally due to:
– hypothyroidism, electrolyte imbalance, and congestive heart failure

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Tachycardia

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  • persistently high resting heart rate
  • over 100 beats/minute
  • caused by heart disease, fever, and anxiety
212
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Hypertension (blood pressure too high) can do what ot blood vessels?

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can damage blood vessels and lead to cardivascular disease

213
Q

Hypotension (blood pressure too low) causes hat two things

A

body deprived of nutrients

• may cause death if severe

214
Q

Three tunics of vessels? these do what?

A
  • tunica intima, tunica media, tunica externa

* exchange substances between blood and tissues

215
Q

Tunic intima is what type of tissue? (2)

A

simple squamous epithelium , subendothelial layer of areolar connective tissue

216
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Tunic media is circularly arranged layers of what type of tissue?what does this help with?

A
circularly arranged layers of smooth muscle cells with elastic fibers
• contraction causing vasoconstriction
– narrowing of vessel lumen
• relaxation causing vasodilation
– widening of vessel lumen
217
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Are vessels considered organs?

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yes, 2 or more vessels working together to provide common fxn

218
Q

Tunica externa is mae up of which 2 types of tissues?

A

areolar conn tissue iwth elastic and collagen fibers

219
Q

Elastic fibers in externa help with what? what abou the collagen fibers?

A

elastic fibers help with resilance and collagen fibers help with strength

220
Q

Tunica externa contains a ___ for it’s own circulation of blood?

A

vasa vasorum

221
Q

Veins differ in vessels in which ways?

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  • have thicker tunica externa and larger lumen
  • less elastic and collagen fibers
  • wall collapsed if no blood in it
222
Q

Capillaries differ in which ways?

A
  • contain only tunica intima
  • composed of endothelium and basement membrane
  • lack subendothelial layer
  • allow for rapid gas and nutrient exchange
223
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Ficks law of diffusion direct correlaiton (top)

A

strength of concentration gradient, temp time

224
Q

Ficks law of diffusion indirect correlation (bottom)

A

molecular weight and distance

225
Q

Three types of arteries include?

A

elastic arteries, muscular arteries, arterioles

226
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elastic arteries

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– Largest arteries with diameters from 2.5 to 1 cm
– Conduct blood from heart to smaller muscular arteries
– Have large proportion of elastic fibers
– Allow artery to stretch and recoil
• helps propel blood through arteries during diastole

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muscular arteries

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– Medium arteries with diameters from 1 cm to 3 mm
– Distribute blood to specific body regions
– Have greater amounts of muscle, less elastic tissue
• better able to vasoconstrict and vasodilate
• less able to stretch

228
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arterioles

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• Smooth muscle usually somewhat constricted
• called vasomotor tone
• regulated by vasomotor center in brainstem
– Regulate systemic blood pressure and blood flow

229
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Atherosclerosis

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– Progressive disease of elastic and muscular arteries
– Presence of atheroma (atheromatous plaque)
• thickening of tunica intima
• narrowing of arterial lumen
– May be due to response to injury to endothelium
• by infection, trauma, hypertension
• results in inflammation reaction, atheroma formation
• with atheroma enlargement lumen narrower
• unaware of plaques until restrict blood flow to region
Increased cholesterol in the blood, hypercholesterolemia
• makes prone to disease
– Males more affected than females
– Smoking and hypertension
• increase vascular injury and overall risk
– Treatment
• angioplasty to expand narrowed region of artery
• coronary bypass surgery

230
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Aneurysm

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– Part of arterial wall thins and balloons out
– Wall more prone to rupture
• can cause massive bleeding and death
– Elastic and muscular arteries
• with age less able to withstand forces from pulsating blood
– Risk increasing with age
– Most common in aorta or arteries at the base of the brain

231
Q

3 types of capilaries

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Continuous, fenestrated, and sinusoid type capillaries

232
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Continuous

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  • most common type
  • endothelial cells forming continuous lining around lumen
  • rests on complete basement membrane
  • cells secured by tight junctions but don’t form complete seal
  • found in muscle, skin, lungs, central nervous system
233
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fenestrated

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• endothelial cells forming continuous lining
• rests on complete basement membrane
• small regions of endothelial cells extremely thin
– fenestrations
– allow movement of smaller plasma proteins
– too small for formed elements

234
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sinusoid

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• endothelial cells forming incomplete lining with gaps
• basement membrane incomplete or absent
• openings allowing for transport of large substances
– e.g., formed elements, large plasma proteins,
• found in
– bone marrow for entrance of formed elements
– liver and spleen removing aged erythrocytes
– some endocrine gland