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module 8 Flashcards

1
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Function of blood

A

Transporting elements throughout the body
Regulating bodily functions
Protecting the body through immune responses

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2
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Characteristics of blood

A

Viscosity
Temperature
pH

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3
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The two main components of blood are:

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Plasma
Formed Elements

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4
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Plasma accounts for ____ of the total volume of blood

A

55%

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5
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Formed elements that make up ___ of blood.

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45%

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6
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Three types of formed elements

A

Erythrocytes
Thrombocytes
Leukocytes

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7
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Erythrocytes are also known as ________

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red blood cells (RBCs)

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8
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Contain hemoglobin to transport oxygen and carbon dioxide throughout the body

A

Erythrocytes

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9
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RBCs lack nuclei, making them _______

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“non true cells”

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10
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Thrombocytes are also known as _______

A

platelets

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11
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Their function is hemostasis

A

Thrombocytes

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12
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They originate from megakaryocytes in the red bone marrow

A

Thrombocytes

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13
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Leukocytes are also known as ________

A

white blood cells (WBCs)

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14
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Leukocytes are divided into two divisions _________ and __________

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granulocytes and agranulocytes.

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15
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Granulocytes and agranulocytes can be further divided into ________

A

five different cell types

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16
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Blood vessels are composed of ________

A

three tunics (layers)

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17
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Three layers of blood cells

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Tunica Externa
Tunica Media
Tunica Intima

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18
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is composed of connective tissue with collagen and elastic fibres

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Tunica externa

19
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is composed of smooth muscle and elastic fibers

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Tunica media

20
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composed of simple squamous epithelium, also known as the endothelium

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Tunica intima

21
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are large arteries near the heart, such as the aorta

A

Elastic arteries

22
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__________ deliver blood to the various regions and organs of the body

A

Muscular arteries

23
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_______ typically lead to large arterioles, which then lead to smaller arterioles

A

Muscular arteries

24
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______ are the smallest blood vessels and are the transition between arterioles and venules

A

Capillaries

25
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Carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs for oxygenation, and returns oxygenated blood back from the lungs to the heart

A

Pulmonary circulation

26
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Oxygenated blood is carried to other tissues and organs of the body, except the lungs, then deoxygenated blood returns to the heart

A

Systemic circulation

27
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The heart has various layers over top of it, referred to as

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coverings, or the pericardium of the heart

28
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The pericardium is divided into two types of layers

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Fibrous pericardium
Serous pericardium

29
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Fibrous pericardium is

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the most external protective covering

30
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Serous pericardium, is further divided into two different types

A

Parietal pericardium and visceral pericardium

31
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Between parietal and visceral pericardium, there is a pericardial space filled with

A

pericardial fluid

32
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Decreases friction between the two layers when the heart beats

A

Pericardial fluid

33
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There are four chambers of the heart

A

Right atrium
Left atrium
Right ventricle
Left ventricle

34
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is the wall between the left and right atria where the fossa ovalis is found

A

The interatrial septum

35
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is a depression in the interatrial septum of the right atrium

A

The fossa ovalis

36
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______ are extensions or pouches that project above the chambers of left and right atria

A

Auricles

37
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_______ is the depression between the atria and ventricles

A

The atrioventricular groove

38
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___________ are irregular muscular ridges on the internal walls of each ventricle

A

The trabeculae carneae

39
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__________ are smaller muscular projections on the internal walls of the ventricles

A

The papillary muscles

40
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_______ drain oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium

A

Pulmonary veins

41
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__________ drains the deoxygenated blood from the upper body to the right atrium

A

Superior vena cava

42
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__________ drains the deoxygenated blood from the coronary circulation to the right atrium

A

Coronary sinus

43
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__________ drains the deoxygenated blood from the lowe

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Inferior vena cava

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