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1
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The fluid between tissues.

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Interstitial fluid

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2
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Where is interstitial fluid located?

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Found in spaces between cells

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3
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What is the circulating fluid in the closed circulatory system?

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Blood

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4
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What is the circulating fluid in the open circulatory system?

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Hemolymph

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5
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How will the hemolymph return to the heart?

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Through the pores

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6
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Blood flow of a closed circulatory system

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heart > artery > capillaries > cells, tissues > capillaries > veins > back to the heart

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7
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Flow of blood in an open circulatory system

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Heart > arterial system > cells, tissues > sinuses (body spaces) > back to the heart via diffusion

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8
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2 pumping circuits of double circulation

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pulmonary circuit and systematic circuit

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9
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In double circulation, the blood that passes through the respiratory capillaries will be going directly to systematic capillaries first, before returning to the heart. Is the statement true or false?

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False. In double circulation, the blood will be returned to the heart first instead of going directly to the systematic capillaries.

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9
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All arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart except for the?

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Pulmonary arteries

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10
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It carries deoxygenated blood away from the heart to the lungs.

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Pulmonary arteries

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11
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What is the challenge in double circulation?

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preventing the mixing of deoxygenated blood from the veins and the oxygenated blood from the lungs.

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12
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The extent of mixing deoxygenated blood and oxygenated blood is further reduced by the ______________.

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ridge in their ventricle

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13
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Pulmocutaneous comes from the words pulmo and cutaneous, which means ______(1) and _______(2), respectively.

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(1) lungs (2) skin

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14
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This circuit is responsible for bringing blood to the skin for gas exchange to occur.

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Pulmocutaneous circulation

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Birds and mammals have developed 10-chambered hearts. True or false? If false, what is the correct answer?

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False, 4 chambered hearts

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16
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Which chambers of heart receives oxygenated blood?

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Left atrium and left ventricle

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17
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Which chambers of heart receives DEoxygenated blood?

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Right atrium and right ventricle

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18
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Purpose of the sinus venosus in the vertebrate heart is to be a ___________.

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pacemaker

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19
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2 types of circulation in mammals and birds

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Pulmonary circulation and systematic circulation

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20
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A tissue that persists in the right atrial wall of mammalian and avian hearts because sinus venosus is absent in mammals and birds.

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Sinoatrial node (SA)

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21
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Also known as warm-blooded animals, have the ability to maintain their internal body temperature independent of the environment.

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Endotherms

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22
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pH of blood

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between 7.35 and 7.45

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23
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The blood is ___ of the total body weight.

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8%

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24
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How many liters of blood does the female body have?

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4-5

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25
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How many liters of blood does the male body have?

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5-6

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26
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Formed elements that constitute 45% of the total blood volume.

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Cellular components

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27
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Also known as red blood cells

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Erythrocytes

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28
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A whitish layer seen just above the red blood cells

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Buffy coat

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29
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Also known as the white blood cells

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Leukocytes

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30
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Also known as platelets

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Thrombocytes

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31
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Fluid component of the blood

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Plasma

32
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The fraction of erythrocytes in the total blood volume is called ________.

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Hematocrit

33
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The shape of an RBC is a _______ , it is a flattened and thinner at the center than at the edges.

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Biconcave

34
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Red blood cells do not have mitochondria. True or False?

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True

35
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WBC’s constitute only __ of the total blood volume.

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1%

36
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In terms of presence of the nucleus, RBC’s are _______.

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Anucleate

37
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Where can WBC’s be found?

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Interstitial fluid and lymphatic system

38
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A white blood cell that aids in allergic reaction

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Basophil

39
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A white blood cell that assists in regulating parasitic infection and allergic reaction.

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Eosinophil

40
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A white blood cell that helps in fighting bacterial and fungal infections.

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Neutrophil

41
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A white blood cell that is responsible for viral infection and adaptive immunity.

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Lymphocyte

42
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A white blood cell that fights chronic infections and belongs to the innate immunity.

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Monocyte

43
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A small cut in your skin will cause your liver to release _____ into the blood once an injury in the blood vessel in present.

A

Prothrombin

44
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Most abundant type of WBC’s

A

Neutrophils

45
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Plasma proteins that play a role in regulating water movement between tissues and blood, protecting against foreign invaders and carrying lipids and steroid hormones, and helping in blood clotting.

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Albumin, globulin, and fibrinogen

46
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Normal blood pH in humans

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7.4

47
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Essential in sustaining the blood’s osmotic balance.

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Inorganic salts in the form of dissolved ions

48
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Three types of blood vessels

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Artery, vein, and capillary

49
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Where blood away from the heart passes through

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Artery

50
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where blood from all parts of the body to the heart passes through

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veins

51
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Site of gas exchange

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capillaries

52
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The interior cavity through which blood flows

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Lumen

53
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The blood vessel which has the largest diameter

A

vein

54
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A layer of flattened epithelial cells

A

Endothelium

55
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Why do arteries have thicker layers?

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It is important to accommodate blood pumped at high pressure by the heart

55
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Role of endothelium

A

plays a role in decreasing resistance to blood flow

56
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To get the vessel’s cross-sectional area, use the formula for the ________________.

A

area of a circle

57
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Highest total cross sectional area

A

capillaries

58
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How is blood pressure created?

A

when ventricle of the heart contracts

59
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3 parts of the heart

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chambers, vessels, and the valves

60
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The first site where blood flowing away from the heart goes.

A

Aorta

61
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Why does the human heart have 4 chambers?

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to compensate for higher metabolic activities

62
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4 valves in the heart

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Mitral valve, tricuspid valve, pulmonary valve, and aortic valve

63
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Biggest veins in the heart

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superior vena cava and inferior vena cava

64
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What is the function of the 4 valves in the heart?

A

prevent backflow of blood

65
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Other term for tricuspid and mitral valves

A

atrioventricular valves

66
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It is characterized by a rounded swelling in any arterial wall but usually in the aorta.

A

Aneurysm

67
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Fats, cholesterol, cellular debris, calcium, and other substances build up in the wall of an artery.

A

Atherosclerosis

68
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It involves heart defects present from birth

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Congenital heart defects

69
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The force of blood against the arterial walls

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Hypertension

70
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People with this disease bleed longer than a normal person because they lack clotting proteins.

A

Hemophilia

71
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3 types of atherosclerosis

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Carotoid, coronary, renal artery

72
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This is characterized by a damaged vessel supplying blood to the heart.

A

Coronary heart disease

73
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A term used to babies because they are not getting enough oxygen

A

Blue babies

74
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First successful operation for blue babies

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1944

75
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Since RBCs do not have mitochondria, it means that they use ____________________ for ATP generation.

A

Anaerobic metabolism

76
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Prevents the backflow of blood

A

valves

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