final exam test 1

what is considered the universal donor

O blood

what is the measurement of erythrocytes

hematocrit

what is the blood flow through the bicuspid valve

Left atrium to left ventricle.

what is the liquid portion of the blood

plasma

what is the hormone that stimulate the “let down” reflex

oxytocin

what stimulates sprem production

testosterone

what valves opens when the blood is leaving the heart

Semilunar valves (exit valves)

what is the normal blood PH

7.3

what type of blood can B- blood receive

B- and O- blood types

what is the hormone that stimulates production of red blood cells

Erythropoietin

what is the field of medicine that diagnoses and treats disorders of the endocrine system

Endocrinology

what is the chemical signals that the endocrine system uses to communicate

hormones

the heart is located _______ to the sternum

posterior

what circuit carries blood from the heart to body tissues

systemic circulation

what is the most abundant plasma protein

Globulins

where does oxygenated blood enters the heart by the

Left atrium from the pulmonary veins.

what is the pointed region of the heart

Apex of the heart.

what system has no ducts

Endocrine system.

what is located in the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone

Pituitary gland

what is secreted by the parafollicular cells when the ca2+ levels are high

Calcitonin

what has a secondary endocrine function

The skin

where do all the coronary veins converge

Coronary sinus

what is the production of all formed elements

Hematopoiesis

what are the two factors for Cardiac output

Heart rate and stroke volume

what is the clumping of blood

agglutination.

what is the location of all formed elements are made

Red bone marrow

what is the destruction of erythrocytes

Hemolysis

what is the 4 blood groups

A, B, AB, and O.

what vein runs parallel to the posterior interventricular artery

Middle cardiac vein

what organ has both endocrine and exocrine functions

Pancreas

what produces melatonin

pinealocytes

what is the pacemaker of the heart

Sinoatrial node

what receives deoxygenated blood

Right atrium

what is the QRS complex representing

The depolarization of the ventricles

what is the inflammation of the sac around the heart

Pericarditis

what tissues makes up the endocardium

Simple Squamous epithelium

What is the most abundant WBC

Neutrophil

all formed elements are derived from what

Myeloid stem cell

What are derived from a lymphoid stem cell

Lymphocytes

What are the fragments broken off of what cell

Platelets

I’m the hemoglobin each globin is bound to how many molecules of Fe2+

One

What is the universal recipient

AB+

What is the muscle layer of the heart

Myocardium

What is the hormone that is a cholesterol derivative

Steroid

What does a hormone require to initiate a cellular response

A receptor

Blood is what kind of tissue

Liquid connective tissue

What cells are found in the islet of langerhans that produces glucagon

Alpha cells

What gives RBC its color

Heme

What is the study of the heart

Cardiology

What is the hormones that are released by the adrenal medulla for blood pressure regulation

Epinephrine and norepinephrine

You heart is the size of what

Fist

Leukopoiesis is initiated by what

Lipids

What is a anterior pituitary hormone

ADH

How many hormones are produced by the posterior pituitary gland

4

What are the secretory cells found in the adrenal medulla

Chromaffin cells

What produces steroids class of hormones

Gonads

Adrenal cortex produce hormones in different regions, so a glomerulosa, zona fasciculata, and zona

Reticularis

What is the term that refers to the heart beating as one coordination unit

Functional syncytium

What is the bands in cardiac muscle serves as the junction between cells

Intercalated discs

What is the point region of the heart

Apex

What is the scientific term for amoeboid movement common to leukocytes

Diapedesis

What refers to “free floating” clot

Embolus

What macrophage is considered to be the “wondering macrophage”

Monocyte

What term refers to the heart pumping/ contracting

Systole

What occurs during ventricular systole

Ventricular contraction

What cardiac test is to measure electrical impulses in the heart

EKG

What hormone gets the hypothalamus to release LH and FSH

GnRH

where is the pineal gland located

In the epithalamus