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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
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