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| Structures of the Cardiovascular system |
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| Function of the cardiovascular system |
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| what does blood transport to the tissues of the body |
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| what does blood transport AWAY from the tissues of the body |
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| Heart -> Arteries -> Capillaries -> Veins -> Heart |
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| What flows through all bodily vessels except for lymphatic vessels? |
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| What USUALLY carries oxygen rich blood |
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| which body vessel carries blood AWAY from the heart TOWARDS the capillary bed |
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| Microscopic vessels that are highly permeable |
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| What bodily vessel exchanges materials b/t blood and tissues |
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| bodily vessel that Oxygen and nutrients between blood and tissue |
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| what wall do carbon dioxide and waste cross though to enter the blood |
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| bodily vessel that carries blood TOWARDS heart |
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| bodily vessel that carries blood AWAY from capillaries |
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| bodily vessel that USUALLY carries blood low in oxygen |
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| what bodily fluid is very viscous |
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| body is .9% what molecule |
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| What is the percentage of blood that makes up the human body |
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| Do males or females hold more blood in their body and how much |
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men do
men 5-6 liters
women 4-5 liters |
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| What does blood transport through the body |
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respiratory gases
nutrients
electrolytes
hormones
waste
etc |
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| What are the functions of the cardiovascular system |
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transportation
maintenance of homeostatic environment
protection |
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| how does the cardiovascular system maintain homeostasis |
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pH balance
temperature
water content of cells |
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| what does blood contain that helps protect the body |
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white blood cells
antibodies |
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| Blood minus formed elements |
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| Plasma minus clotting factors |
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| What is the percentage of plasma in blood |
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| what's the percentage of water in plasma |
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| medium for carrying all other constituents and holds heat |
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| what is the percentage of plasma proteins in plasma |
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| what organ and cell produce plasma proteins |
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| Functions of plasma proteins |
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keeps fluids in correct compartments
contributes to blood viscousity
regulates pH
clotting
protection as antibodies
transports substances that don't dissolve in water |
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| what cell produces antibodies |
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| Name 3 types of plasma proteins |
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albumins
globulins
fibrinogen |
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| what plasma proteins aid in clotting |
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| which plasma protein is most abundant |
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| which plasma protein binds substances |
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| which plasma proteins transport subtances |
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| which plasma protein maintains fluid balance |
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| which plasma protein provides majority of viscousity |
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| which plasma protein serves as anitbodies |
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| What bodily functions would be affected if the liver fails |
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clotting
BP
transport ability
defense mechanisms |
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Water
plasma proteins
electrolytes
gases
nutrients
waste products
hormones |
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| substances that when in solution dissolve into ions |
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| what content in plasma allows for transmission of nerve impulses & muscle conduction through membrane excitability |
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| nutrients found in plasma |
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glucose
amino acids
fatty acids
vitamins
minerals |
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| Name three formed elements found in blood |
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erythrocytes
leukocytes
platelets |
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| Who has more red blood cells men or women and why |
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men
b/c they have increased muscle mass which requires more energy & Oxygen |
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| transports O2 to cells and CO2 from cells |
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Red blood cells
(erythrocytes) |
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| what is the function a red blood cells |
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| to transport respiratory gases |
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| what do surface antigens in RBCs determine |
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| why do RBCs lack mitochondria |
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no nucleus=low metabolic activity
(mitochondria produces ATP which is energy and not needed) |
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| when does alkalosis occur |
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| which formed element is anucleated |
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| whole blood minus formed elements |
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| major component of plasma |
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| do arteries carry oxygen rich blood |
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| what vessel carries blood away from heart |
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| formed element that secretes anti-bodies |
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| formed element that promotes the inflammatory response through the release of histamine |
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| formed element that fights parasitic infections |
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| formed element that transports oxygen and carbon dioxide |
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| formed element that's first responder to bacterial infections |
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| formed element that is responsible for hemostasis |
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| formed element that fights viral infections |
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| what element does oxygen bind to while being transported |
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| Albumins, globulins & fibrinogen are all types of what |
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list leukocytes in order from most to least abundant
eosinophils
neutrophils
basophils
monocytes
lymphocytes |
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neutrophils
lymphocytes
monocytes
eosinophils
basophils |
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| who has a higher concentration of erythrocytes men or women |
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| who has a higher concentration of leukocytes men or women |
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| what formed element carries the antigen that determines blood type as A, B, O |
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| what is the volume of blood in an average male |
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| what is the volume of blood in an average female |
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| molecule that transports oxygen and carbon dioxide |
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| what formed element helps fight against cancer |
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