Quiz 5 (Chapters 11, 12, & 13) Flashcards
Blood reduces fluid loss at the injury site by which of the following?
Clotting
What are special proteins that attack invading organisms called?
Antibodies
What is the average pH of whole blood?
7.35 - 7.45
Which of the following is the most abundant plasma protein and the one responsible for osmotic pressure of plasma?
Albumin
Which plasma protein is responsible for antibodies and transport proteins?
Globulins
Which plasma protein attacks foreign proteins and pathogens?
Immunoglobulins
Which palsma protein is involved in blood clotting?
Fibrogens
_______________ bind(s) and transport(s) carbon dioxide and oxygen.
Hemoglobin
The ____________ is the precentage of whole blood volume occupied by cellular elements.
Hematocrit
Which surface atigen on red blood cells determines blood type?
A, B, and Rh
What is thrombocytopenia?
Low platelet count
Which chambers of the heart are associated with the pulomary circuit?
Right ventricle and left atrium
Which connective tissue divides the thoracic cavity into two pleural cavities and enclose the heart?
Mediastinum
The muscular wall fo the heart is called what?
Myocardium
Which of the following is true of the foramen ovale?
Closes at birth, penetrates the interatial septum from the fifth week of embryonic development unitl birth, and allows blood flowfrom the right atrium to the left atrium (all of the above)