Chapter 3 Flashcards
(T/F) Blood transports nutrients to tissues
True
(T/F) Blood transports waste products from tissues
True
(T/F) Blood carries heat throughout the body
True
(T/F) Blood contains special immune cells
True
(T/F) The right ventricle sends deoxygenated blood to the lungs
True
(T/F) The left ventricle sends oxygenated blood to the body
True
(T/F) Capillaries are the smallest blood vessels in the body
True
(T/F) Arteries carry blood back to the heart
False
Arteries vessels that transport blood away from the heart.
(T/F)Blood transports waste products from tissues
True
(T/F) Blood contains special immune cells
True
(T/F) Capillaries are the smallest blood vessels in the body
True
(T/F) Platelets helps with prevent blood clotting
True
(T/F) The left atrium collects deoxygenated from the body
False
Oxygenated blood moves into the left atrium.
(T/F) Protection is a support mechanism of red blood cells
False
Protection are also known as white cells
(T/F) Cardiac output is a support mechanism of blood
False
Cardiac Output- heart rate X stroke volume, the overall performance of the heart
What are the support mechanisms of blood?
Transportation
Regulation
Protection
(T/F) Blood transports carbon dioxide to tissues
False
Blood transports oxygen and nutrients to tissues
(T/F) White blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body
False
Red blood cells transport oxygen to the body
(T/F) Venules are small veins that connect capillaries to larger veins
True
(Def) Arterioles
Small terminal branches of an artery, which end in capillaries
(T/F) Platelets help fight infection
False
Platelets help with clotting.
