BLOOD FOR THE BLOODGODS Flashcards
what makes up bassically all of the body
plasma and blood
epithelial
a lining of the blood vessels
capillaries
has thin walls to facilitate the exchange of materials
arteries/veins
arteries bring blood to the body and veins bring it back to the body its smooth muscles arteries walls are thicker than veins
the pyisciacl laws
this is what helps move things places which effect blood pressure
systolic pressure
this is the pressure in the arteries during systole
pulse
this is the banging of the tissues
vasoconstriction and vasodilation
this is the concentration of smooth muscles to artoile walls and vasodilation is when these muscles relax
blood
its made in the bone marrow
what is blood plasma made up of
90% water some salts and plasma protien which helps with ph balance
erythrocytes
there the blood cells they transport oxygen to the body contains hemoglobin
leukocytes
aka white blood cells there are five types monocytes, neutrophils, basophils, eosinophills, and lymphocytes
PLATELETS
they help with mitosis
blood clotting
when the endothelium gets damaged and needs to be clotted how clotting works is when fibrinogen turns to fibrin making a clot. a clot
t formed in the vessel is called a thrombus