cardiovascular system-blood 08/17/22

Question 1

the cardiovascular system contains what?

Answer 1

heart
blood
blood vessels

Question 2

blood is what kind of tissue

Answer 2

fluid connective tissue

Question 3

what is plasma

Answer 3

liquid portion of blood

Question 4

what are the formed elements of this system?

Answer 4

erythrocytes
leukocytes
thrombocytes

Question 5

what are red blood cells also called

Answer 5

erythrocytes

Question 6

what do erythrocytes transport?

Answer 6

blood

Question 7

what are white blood cells also called?

Answer 7

leukocytes

Question 8

what is the natural defender?

Answer 8

leukocytes (white blood cells)

Question 9

what are blood platelets also called?

Answer 9

thrombocytes

Question 10

of the formed elements in blood what is the percentage of erythrocytes?

Answer 10

99.9%

Question 11

of the formed elements in blood what is in the 0.1%

Answer 11

leukocytes

thrombocytes

Question 12

what is a function of the thrombocytes?

Answer 12

initiate and control the clotting process of blood

Question 13

blood vessels—>

Answer 13

artery—-> arterioles—-> capillaries—–> venules—-> veins

Question 14

plasma consists of:

Answer 14

92% H2O
7% blood proteins
1% Na+, K+, Ca2+, Fe-, etc.

Question 15

of the 7% blood proteins found in plasma what is it produced by and the percentage?

Answer 15

the liver produces 90% of the 7%

Question 16

what are the blood proteins

Answer 16

albumin
globulin
fibrinogen

Question 17

what is the most important blood protein and its function

Answer 17

fibrinogen is responsible for the clotting of blood

Question 18

urea produced in liver is removed by the

Answer 18

kidneys

Question 19

functions of blood

Answer 19

1. transports oxygen, carbon dioxide
2. transports nutrients
3. transports waste
4. transports hormones
5. leukocytes protect body from disease, thrombocytes responsible for clotting of blood
6. transports heat

Question 20

hemoglobin

Answer 20

pigment present in RBC

Question 21

hepatic portal system—->

Answer 21

small intestine—> liver —-> cells of our body

Question 22

nutrients of the blood are what 6 classes of food

Answer 22

1. carbs
2. proteins
3. lipids (fat)
4. mineral salts
5. vitamins
6. water

Question 23

what is the end product of carbs

Answer 23

glucose

Question 24

what is the end product of proteins

Answer 24

amino acids