Chapter 14-15 Review

Question 1

this blood type is called universal donor

Answer 1

O

Question 2

this blood type is called the universal recipient

Answer 2

AB

Question 3

what is needed in our diet necessary for hemoglobin production

Answer 3

iron

Question 4

the clear extra cellular matrix of our blood that accounts for 55% of blood

Answer 4

plasma

Question 5

white blood cells

Answer 5

leukocyte

Question 6

red blood cell

Answer 6

erythrocyte

Question 7

production of blood

Answer 7

hematopoiesis

Question 8

an unwanted blood clot inside a blood vessel

Answer 8

thrombus

Question 9

which of the following will occur if someone with a type A blood receives a transfusion with a type B

Answer 9

agglutination

Question 10

erythroblastosis fetalis can develop in a

Answer 10

Rh negative mother

Question 11

inadequate amount of insulin or diminished amount of insulin receptors

Answer 11

diabetes

Question 12

too much secretion of insulin can cause blood sugar levels to drop

Answer 12

hypoglycemia

Question 13

elevated amount of sugar in the blood

Answer 13

hyperglycemia

Question 14

low levels of calcium in the blood

Answer 14

hypoglycemia

Question 15

the lower left pointed end of the heart where the strongest beat can be felt or heard is called __

Answer 15

apex

Question 16

surrounding the heart is a double walled sac called the __

Answer 16

pericardium

Question 17

the two upper hollow chambers of the heart

Answer 17

atria

Question 18

blood flows from the superior & inferior vena cava into the __

Answer 18

right atria

Question 19

the valve that connects the left atria to the left ventricle __

Answer 19

mitral

Question 20

every artery in the body carries oxygenated blood except for the __

Answer 20

pulmonary artery

Question 21

after replenishing its supply of oxygen in the lungs, blood enters the pulmonary veins & returns to the heart through the __

Answer 21

left atria

Question 22

the heart muscle has its own vascular system known as __

Answer 22

coronary circulation

Question 23

blood flow is completely blocked by a blood clot or fatty deposit resulting in the death of myocardial cells

Answer 23

myocardial infarction

Question 24

normal cardiac impulses arise in the __, also known as the pacemaker of the heart

Answer 24

sinoatrial node