how much blood does average adult have
8-12 pints
how much is given during blood transfusion
1 pint
how many pint in a gallon
8 pints
how many miles of blood vessels
70K miles (NYC and SFO 24x)
layers of heart
inside in endocardium (endothelial cells)
myocardium (muscular middle layer - left ventricle has thickest myocardium)
- outmost is epicardium (2 membranes - inner, serous visceral memrane attached to heart and outer, fibrous parietal membrane)
what side of the heart has more coronary arteries
left side because left sidee of heart is more muscular
what is coronary sinus
group of coronary veins joined together
structure of blood vessels
Tunica intima—the innermost, smooth layer in direct contact with the blood
● Tunica media—the middle, thickest layer, capable of contracting and relaxing
● Tunica adventitia—the outer covering, which protects and supports the vessel
what are artiereis
what are veins?
not a question but memorize main veins and arteries (page 148)
how much blood do veins store?
how to know if it’s an artery or vein during venipuncture/ what to do if you puncutre an artery?
What is hematoma
vein commonly used for venipuncture area
site selection
most common vein patterns
H and M
veins used for venipuncture for H pattern
median cubital cephalic and basilic veins
order for h pattern veins
1) median cubital vein - middle, larger, closer to surface, well anchored
2) cephalic vein - well anchored bu harder to palpate (lateral to median cubital vein)
- basilic vein - easier to palpate, not well anchored (roll), medial to median cubiral vein, is close to median nerve and brachial artery
vein used for m pattern veins
median vein, median
cephalic vein, and the median basilic veins
order for m pattern venipuncture
1) median vein - center of forearm, well anchored, less painful
2) median cephalic vein - located away from major arteries and nerves
3) median basilic vein - more painful, located near anterior and posterior branch of the median cutaneous nerve
hand venipuncture
blood function
components of blood
= RBC
= platelets
- wbc (neutrophils, monocyte, eosinophil, lymphocyte, basophil)