Ex. 29 Blood and Body Systems Overview Flashcards
15% of total body weight and has a composition similar to plasma.
Interstitial Fluid
carries blood away from the heart
Artery
site of exchange
capillary
carries blood twards the heart
vein
Bline ended capillaries absorb axcess fluid and recycle it into large veins.
Lymphatic circulation
Largest veins
Superior and inferior venea cavae
Pulmonary arteries contain blood with ________ levels of O2 and ________ levels of CO2?
low levels of O2 and high levels of CO2.
the largest artery
Aorta
deliver blood to the myocardium (heart muscle)
coronary arteries
Name the 3 structures in the systemic circulation:
- carotid arteries
- baroreceptors
- chemoreceptors
baroreceptors detect change in _________?
blood pressure
chemoreceptors detect change in ______?
pH
What is the center for temporature and water balance, autonomics?
Hypothalamus
What 2 dirrect acting hormones are secreated by the hypothalmus?
- ADH
- oxytocin
HHPS
Hypothalamic Hypophyseal Portal System
capillary-vein-capillary describes what kind of system?
protal system
The hypothalmous secreats releasing and inhibiting hormones that affect __________?
anterior pituitary
The Anterior Pituitary Gland is also called the _____________?
Adenohypothysis
Name the 7 hormones released by the anterior pituitary:
FLAT PEG
- FSH
- LH
- ACTH
- TSH
- PRL
- Endorphins
- GH
List the 3 structures that blood must pass through to travel from the brain to the heart:
- Dural Sinuses
- Jugular veins
- Superior Vena Cava
The ______ artery leads to the liver?
hepatic artery
What is a sinusoid and where is it most often found?
A leaky blood capillary that is irregulary shaped. Most often found in the liver.
Known as the “mixed gland” this gland has both endocrine and exocrine functions?
pancreas
What is the exocrine function of the pancreas?
secretion of digestive enzymens and sodium bicarbonate into the pancreatic duct that opens into the small intestine.
What is the endocrine function of the pancreas?
secreates the hormones glucagon and insulin into the pancreatic vein via the HPV
HPV
Hepatic Portal Vein
Name 2 functions of the arteries leading to the GI tract:
- digestion
- absorption
Name the artery leading to the spleen?
Splenic artery
Name 2 functions of the spleen:
- produces macrophages and lymphocytes for defence
- recyles old RBCs
Name the 2 components of heme:
- Fe2+
- bilirubin
globin is made up of what?
protein