Blood and Cardiovascular System

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Antigens
Protein that sits on the surface of your RBC
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Antibodies
Packed within blood plasma to attack foreign molecules
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Centrifuge
Separates blood and plasma
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Hematocrit
blood to plasma ratio
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Erythrocytes
Red blood cells
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leukocytes
White blood cells
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Thrombocytes
Platelets
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Hemoglobin
Makes up RBC’s, contains iron to transport oxygen
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Erythropoietin
Hormone that increases production of RBC’s
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veins
To the heart (<3)
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Arteries
to the tissues (artissues)
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Systemic Circulation
Delivers blood and Carrie’s away waste
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Pericardium
encloses the heart (visceral and parietal)
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Heart Walls
Epi -> Myocardium -> Endo
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Semilunar
Valves
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Mitral Valve/
Bicuspid valve
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Pulmonary Circulation
Eliminates CO2, Oxygenates blood (lung pathway)
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