MEDICAL SURGICAL LPN REVISION HANDBOOK 2026 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PATIENT INTERVENTIONS

MEDICAL SURGICAL LPN REVISION
HANDBOOK 2026 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND
PATIENT INTERVENTIONS

◉ Radial Artery.
Answer: Artery on thumb side of lower arm.


◉ Posterior Tibialis.
Answer: Artery posterior of the medial malleous, supplies blood to
the foot.


◉ Arteries.
Answer: Takes blood away from the heart.


◉ Veins.
Answer: Takes blood toward the heart.


◉ Capillaries.
Answer: Smallest vessles of the body.


◉ Vena Cavas.

, Answer: Largest Veins of the body.


◉ Aorta.
Answer: Largest Artery of the body.


◉ Plasma.
Answer: Liquid portion of the blood in which the blood cells and
nutrients are suspended.


◉ Red Blood Cells.
Answer: Largest components of cells in the body, responsible for
carrying O2 and CO2 to and from the tissues.


◉ White Blood Cells.
Answer: Fights infection, establishes immunity against certain
diseases.


◉ Platelets.
Answer: Responsible for clotting blood.


◉ Erythrocytes.
Answer: Red Blood Cells