bio quiz 3 Flashcards
rostral
towards forehead
caudal
towards spinal cord
why is white matter white
more myelinated axons
in which direction does arteries move
away from heart
in which direction does veins move
back to heart
plasma
liquid component of blood
erythrocytes
red blood cells (RBC)
what do platelets do
help stop clotting and help healing
platelets come from
bone marrow
leukocytes
white blood cells (WBC)
hemostasis
blood clotting
what makes up most of the blood. In order.?
A. erythrocytes
B. Plasma
C. Leukocytes
A. Plasma
b. erythrocytes
C. Leukocytes
serum in blood is
Remaining fluid when blood
clots and solids are removed
erythrocytes lack nucleus, mitochondria and DNA
erythrocytes lack nucleus, mitochondria, and DNA
hemoglobin-
a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the body’s tissues
function of T cells
attack and destroy cells that are infected
B cells function
attack invaders outside the cells
who can receive blood from anyone
AB+
Universal donor
O type
aorta
carried blood to body
superior vena cava
carries blood to heart
INFERIOR VENA CAVA
CARRIES BLOOD TO HEART
pulmonary artery
carries blood to lungs