Cosmetology 10/29 quiz prep

Tricuspid

One of the four heart valves located between the right atrium & right ventricle

Pericardium

Membrane that encases the heart & contracts & relaxes to force blood to move through the circulatory system

Capillaries

Tiny thin walled vessels

-Take nutrients & oxygen from the arteries to cells

Veins

Carry blood contouring carbon dioxide from the capillaries back to the heart (except for pulmonary veins) & lungs for cleaning and to pick up oxygen

Oxygenation

Process of supplying oxygen to the bodys cell

Heart

Cone shaped muscular organ located in the chest cavity; contracts & relaxes to force blood through the circulatory system

Superior/Inferior vena cava

Very large veins that bring deoxygenated blood to your heart to get oxygen

Venules

A small vein that connects capillaries to larger veins

Blood Platelets

Clotting of blood (bruises)

Arteries

Carrys oxygenated blood from the heart to all the tissue of the body, more deeply into the body than veins

White blood cells

Fights bacteria & increase when infection invade the body

Red blood cells

Carrys oxygen & contain a protein called hemoglobin

Plasma

Fluid part of the blood

Pulmonary Artery

Artery carrying blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation

Hemoglobin

A protein in the red blood cells that attract oxygen molecules through the process known as oxygenation

Blood

Salty, sticky fluid that circulates through the body bringing nourishment & oxygen to all body parts

Pulmonary Circulation

System that allows blood to travel through the pulmonary artery to the lungs where it is oxygenated

Lymph Vascular System

Network of organs, lymph nodes & lymph vessels that make lymph fluid & move it from tissues into bloodstream

Lymph

Colorless liquid that travels through the lymph glands & vessels, removing toxins along the way before moving back into the bloodstream

Lymph Nodes

Glands that filter out toxic substances like bacteria