Week 8 - Circulatory Definitions

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  1. 3. ___________ a marker present on the surface of RBC, which is recorgnized by the immune system.
  2. 4. __________ Artery checked for a pulse in young children.
  3. 5. ___________ Artery checked for pulse in an uncoscious patient. Contains baroreceptors.
  4. 8. ______________ respond to pressure in the main arteries and heart.
  5. 11. ____________ a protein that binds with oxygen, found in red blood cells.
  6. 13. ____________ blood thinners.
  7. 16. ____________ Artery checked for a pulse in alert adults.
  8. 18. ____________ small, colorless cell fragments in our blood that form clots and stop or prevent bleeding.
  9. 19. _______________ regulate salt and water in the body, thus having an effect on blood pressure.
  10. 25. _____________ the percentage volume of RBCs in a sample of whole blood.
  11. 27. ____________ formation of clumps of cells by specific antibodies to surface antigenic components.
  12. 30. _____________ medical term for red blood cells.
  13. 31. The Circle of __________ the joining area of several arteries at the inferior side of the brain
  14. 32. ________________ effects change the heart rate.
  15. 34. ____________ an enzyme in blood plasma which causes the clotting of blood by converting fibrinogen to fibrin.
Down
  1. 1. ______________ monitor chemical changes in the blood and CSF.
  2. 2. ____________ protein;s produced in response to a specific antigen. They combine chemically with substances which the body recognizes as alien.
  3. 6. _____________ helps in clot formation.
  4. 7. _____________ vessels that carry blood back to the heart.
  5. 9. _____________ Rest and digest.
  6. 10. ______________ Slower than normal heart rate. (< __ bpm)
  7. 12. _____________ diffusion of water or other solvents through a semipermeable membrane
  8. 14. ___________ the process responsible for stopping blood loss through walls of damaged blood vessels.
  9. 15. _______________ hormone that reduces urination to retain fluid.
  10. 17. ____________ medical term for white blood cells.
  11. 19. ____________ vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
  12. 20. ________________ effects change the rate of conduction.
  13. 21. ______________ mallest diameter vessels where diffusion occurs
  14. 22. ___________ the main artery that carries blood away from your heart to the rest of your body.
  15. 23. _____________ Fight or flight.
  16. 24. _______________ effects change the strength of contraction.
  17. 26. _____________ branches off the left coronary artery and encircles the heart muscle to supplies blood to the outer side and back of the heart.
  18. 28. ______________ Faster than normal heart rate. (> __ bpm)
  19. 29. ______________ plays a key role in the production of red blood cells.
  20. 33. ____________ the fluid portion of blood. Makes up ~55% of blood.