Chapter 7

Question 1

Process in which additional platelets stick to endothelial cells and platelets

Answer 1

Aggregation

Question 2

Principal protein in blood plasma

Answer 2

Albumin

Question 3

Inappropriately serve immune reaction to an otherwise harmless substance

Answer 3

Allergy

Question 4

Addictive that prevents blood clotting

Answer 4

Anticoagulant

Question 5

Marker on the surface of foreign cells; substance that provokes an immune response

Answer 5

Antigens

Question 6

Artery leaving the heart at the left ventricle supplying the systematic circulation

Answer 6

Aorta

Question 7

See left atrioventricular valve

Answer 7

Aortic semilunar valve

Question 8

Largest of the blood vessels, carrying blood away from the heart

Answer 8

Arteries

Question 9

Smaller of the blood vessels, carrying blood away from the heart

Answer 9

Arterioles

Question 10

An upper chamber of the heart

Answer 10

Atria (also known as atrium)

Question 11

Condition in which the immune system attacks the bodies own tissues

Answer 11

Auto immunity

Question 12

Antibody producing cell

Answer 12

B cells

Question 13

Prominent vein in the antecubital fossa

Answer 13

Basilic vein

Question 14

A type of granulocyte

Answer 14

Basophils

Question 15

See left atrioventricular (AV) valve

Answer 15

Bicuspid valve

Question 16

Prominent vein of the antecubital fossa

Answer 16

Cephalic vein

Question 17

Arteries supplying the heart muscle

Answer 17

Coronary arteries

Question 18

Relaxation portion of the cardiac cycle

Answer 18

Diastole

Question 19

Condition in which blood clots form abnormally in the circulatory system

Answer 19

Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)

Question 20

Ions in the plasma or interstitial fluid

Answer 20

Electrolytes

Question 21

Inner layer of the heart

Answer 21

Endocardium

Question 22

A type of phagocytic granulocyte

Answer 22

Eosinophils

Question 23

Outer layer of the heart

Answer 23

Epicardium

Question 24

Red blood cell

Answer 24

Erythrocyte

Question 25

Fibrous plasma protein that forms clots

Answer 25

Fibrin

Question 26

Inactive form of fibrin, the clotting protein

Answer 26

Fibrinogen

Question 27

Process in which fibrin is broken down slowly; prevents blood clots from growing and becoming problematic

Answer 27

Fibrinolysis

Question 28

A type of white blood cell includes neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils

Answer 28

Granulocytes

Question 29

A type of white blood cell includes neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils

Answer 29

Granulocytes

Question 30

A type of cell that regulates the immune response

Answer 30

Helper T cells

Question 31

Deliberate provocation of an immune response to stimulate immune memory

Answer 31

Immunizations

Question 32

Antibody

Answer 32

Immunoglobulins

Question 33

Coordinated non-specific defense against infection or irritation, which combines increased blood flow at capillary permeability, activation of macrophages, temperature increases, and clotting reaction to wall off the infected area

Answer 33

Inflammation

Question 34

Type of cytokine

Answer 34

Interferons

Question 35

Lack of oxygen

Answer 35

Ischemia

Question 36

White blood cell

Answer 36

Leukocytes

Question 37

Valve that separates the left atrium from the left ventricle

Answer 37

Left Atrioventricular (AV) valve

Question 38

Accumulation of interstitial fluid in tissues caused by a blocked lymphatic vessel

Answer 38

Lymphedema

Question 39

One of many chambers located along the lymphatic vessels

Answer 39

Lymph nodes

Question 40

A type of white blood cell that circulates between the lymphatic system and the circulatory system

Answer 40

Lymphocytes

Question 41

One of the three prominent veins on the anterior surface of the forearm

Answer 41

Median cubital vein