A fine branching of the blood vessels that bring nutrients and oxygen to tissues and remove waste products.

All arteries carry deoxygenated blood away from the heart

All veins carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart.

what is the antidote for Coumadin overdose?

Which of the following does NOT fall under the anticoagulant drug class?

Effient is the trade name for

A condition in which you lack enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to your body's tissues.

______________ is a blood test that projects the proportion, by volume, of the blood that consists of red blood cells.

A protein in Erythrocytes that gives it its red color and is responsible for carrying oxygen.

the stem cell that is precursor to all cell lines

Myeloid stem cells differentiate into all of the below EXCEPT:

An organ in the body that consists of 4 lobes, stores large quantities of whole blood, cells, iron and vitamin K.

it is the largest mass of lymphatic tissue located in the upper left part of the abdomen.

Site of T lymphocyte maturation, differentiation, and storage until they are activated by an antigen.

The largest type of leukocytes that can eat microorganisms larger than themselves

the continual process of red blood cell production

A term used for an abnormally low neutrophil count.

a genetic deficiency in specific clotting factors which result in slow or no clotting of the blood.

A cancer of the body's blood-forming tissues, including the bone marrow and the lymphatic system

a type of blood cancer that causes your bone marrow to make too many red blood cells causing an increased tendency to form blood clots.

the chamber in the heart that collects deoxygenated blood from the body.

this is the valve that prevents blood from flowing back into the right atrium from the right ventricle

the only artery that carries deoxygenated blood

the chamber of the heart the receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary vein

a blood pressure reading of 140/90 is optimal blood pressure

All below are factors that affect tissue perfusion EXCEPT

the systolic BP is the pressure when the heart's ventricles contract.

the diastolic BP is the pressure when the heart's ventricles fill up with blood.

the largest artery in the body is the _________

structure that initiates the conduction system of the heart.

a lipoprotein that helps in the removal of cholesterol from the body and is also known as "good cholesterol"

the brain regulates blood pressure by __________________

the kidneys increase blood pressure by _____________________

the heart receives its oxygen and nutrients from the blood

the only blood vessels with walls that allow the exchange of gasses, nutrients and wastes.

In normal blood flow in the heart, the blood from the right ventricle get pumped into what structure?

oxygenated blood enters the heart and collects in the right atrium.

when blood gets pumped through the heart, the blood goes through the valves in this order

hypertension is characterized by abnormally

hypotension is characterized as abnormally

loss or alteration of bodily function resulting from an obstruction of blood to any part of the brain

this class of medications should not be used concurrently with Sildenafil or Vardenafil

an abnormally slow heartbeat that is less than 60 beats per minute

the most serious form of arrhythmia. it is where the ventricle of the heart do not fill with blood.

an abnormality of the heart muscle which a patient is born with.

drug class also known as "clot busters"

colony stimulating factor that promotes production of erythrocytes

a bleeding disorder caused by a deficiency in platelet count

hereditary disorder where the RBCs are cresent shaped and die faster

a condition where the body is unable to absorb vitamin B12 leading to a decrease in the number of erythocytes

this portion of the blood is about 55% of the total volume of blood in the body.

white blood cells that have no distinct granules in their cytoplasm; to include monocytes and lymphocytes