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1
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plasma

A

the liquid part of blood

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2
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in animals with circulatory systems, the two types of fluids are

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hemolymph and blood

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3
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left and right ventricles of the heart both

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pump blood away from the heart

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4
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human heart chambers in order of how blood would travel through them, beginning with the chamber that receives venae cavae at the top

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right artium, right ventricle, left artium, left ventricle

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5
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antigen

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a molecule that can trigger a specific (adaptive) immune response

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6
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where is the human heart

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behind the sternum, between lungs, and thoracic cavity

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7
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auricle

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in each artium, has a wrinkled, protruding appendage

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8
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the heart has two of these

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2 artria and 2 ventricles

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9
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2 functions of blood

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regulating body temp, transporting gases, nutrients, and combat pathogens

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10
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what is the circulatory systmem

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consists of blood vessels and a heart that circulates nutrients and oxygen through the body

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11
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what can cause hypertension (high blood pressure)

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obesity, smoking, atherscleosis

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12
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ventricles

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chambers where blood is being pumped into arteries

there are 2: left and right

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13
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the main force that moves blood through human arteries is

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the pumping of the heart

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14
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the movement of fluid through a capillary is mainly dependent on which forces

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blood pressure and osmotic pressure

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15
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basophil

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functions in inflammation;granules stain deep blue

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16
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eosinophil

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fights parasitic worms; granules stain deep red

17
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neutrophil

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phagocytic cells that combat bacterial infections

18
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atherosclerosis

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a disease that involves the buildup of fatty material beneath the linings of arteries

19
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monocyte

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when looking at a stained blood smear the cell that appears to be the largest type of WBC

20
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inner layer in artery/vein

A

similar to squamous epethial

21
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middle layer in artery/vein

A

smooth muscle and elastic tissue

22
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outer layer

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fibrous connective tissue, rich in collagen

23
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blood in the pulmonary circuit leaves the heart from the ___ side and returns on the ___

A

right and left

24
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two phases of the cardiac cycle

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diastole and systole

25
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what is lymph

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it is returned to the blood

is transported by lymphatic vessels