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Exam 3 Review (Ch 10-14) Flashcards

1
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What is the function of platelets?

A

Blood clotting

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2
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What are the functions of the circulatory system?

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Transport nutrients, oxygen, carbon dioxide and other wastes, and hormones. Distributes heat, and protects the body against disease. Regulates fluid and acid-base balance.

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3
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What is the type of blood that has no antigens and anti-A and anti-B antibodies?

A

Type O blood

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4
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What is an antibody?

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They are specific proteins that recognize and bind to certain antigens.

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5
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How much of the blood is made up of red blood cells?

A

45% ish

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6
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What is the largest vein?

A

Vena Cava

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7
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What are the regions of the pharynx called?

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Nasopharnyx
Oropharnyx
Laryngopharynx

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8
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How is blood pressure measured?

A

Systolic over diastolic

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9
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What is the flow of blood from the heart to all parts of the body and back to the heart called?

A

Systemic circulation

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10
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Where are plasma proteins manufactured?

A

The liver

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11
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What is the most common cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?

A

Smoking and breathing polluted air

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12
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What are the two types of immunity?

A

Adaptive and innate immunity

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13
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What carries blood to the heart?

A

Veins

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14
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What carries blood away fro the heart?

A

Arteries

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15
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What is the function of the right atrium?

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Receives oxygen poor blood returning from the tissues.

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16
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What does the spleen do?

A

The spleen filters blood and stores platelets.

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17
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What is a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to the body’s organs?

A

Artery

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18
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How much of the blood is made up of white blood cells?

A

1% ish

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19
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What are cytokines?

A

Important for cell signalling, they circulate blood and effect tissues

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20
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What is cardiac output?

A

The volume of blood pumped by the left ventricle into the aorta in 1 minute.

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21
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What is the function of plasma?

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The fluid component of blood, mainly water.

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22
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What is the largest artery?

A

Aorta

23
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What type of blood has Antigen A and anti-B antibody?

A

Type A blood

24
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What is the type of blood that has antigen B and anti-A antibody?

A

Type B

25
Q

What is the main function of white blood cells?

A

Defend the body against disease using phagocytosis.

26
Q

What are the three components of inhaled air?

A

Nitrogen
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide

27
Q

What is the purpose of the mucous membranes in the nasal cavities?

A

Heats, moistens an filters the air that comes in on its way to the lungs.

28
Q

What is the function of the artiums?

A

Receive blood returning to the heart from the veins.

29
Q

Pulmonary ventilation is achieved by what?

A

Inspiration/inhalation/breathing in

Expiration/exhalation/breathing out

30
Q

What is the flow of blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart called?

A

Pulmonary circulation

31
Q

What is diastole?

A

Th period of relaxation where the heart fills with blood.

32
Q

What is innate immunity?

A

Nonspecific immunity. Provides immediate protection against pathogens entering the body.

33
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What is the function of the left ventricle?

A

To pump oxygen-rich blood into the aorta.

34
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What is systole?

A

The period of contraction when blood is forced out of the heart.

35
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What is a tiny blood vessel that allows an exchange between blood and cells in other tissue?

A

Capillary

36
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What is a vessel that carries blood to the heart called?

A

Vein

37
Q

What is adaptive immunity?

A

Specific immunity. Specific responses against specific foreign molecules that have gained entrance to the body.

38
Q

What is anemia?

A

A deficit in the number of red blood cells. This leads to a lack of hemoglobin, which means the person lacks the oxygen they need.

39
Q

What is the main medication that causes respiratory failure if overdosed on?

A

Narcotics

40
Q

What is the largest organ in the lymphatic system?

A

The spleen

41
Q

List the three plasma protein groups.

A

Albumins
Globulins
Fibrinogen

42
Q

How many regions is the pharynx?

A

3 regions.

43
Q

How much of the blood is made up of platelets?

A

55% ish

44
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What are the 4 components of blood?

A

RBC, WBC, platelets, plasma.

45
Q

What are the two forms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?

A

Chronic bronchitis and emphysema

46
Q

How many groups of plasma proteins are there?

A

3

47
Q

What is a collection of organs that transports blood throughout the body?

A

Cardiovascular system

48
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What is the function of the left atrium?

A

Pulmonary veins return oxygen-rich blood here.

49
Q

What is stroke volume?

A

The volume of blood pumped by one ventricle during one beat.

50
Q

What is blood pressure?

A

The force exerted by the blood against the inner walls of the blood vessels. Determined by flow and resistance to the flow.

51
Q

What is the function of the ventricles?

A

To pump blood into the arteries leaving the heart.

52
Q

What is the main function of red blood cells?

A

Transport oxygen

53
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What is the function of the right ventricle?

A

Pumps oxygen poor blood into the blood vessels that connect the heart and lungs.

54
Q

What is the type of blood that has antigen A and antigen B and no antibodies?

A

Type AB

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