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Unit 3 - Blood and blood vessels Flashcards

1
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What is plasma?

A

Liquid component of blood

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2
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What is the function of plasma?

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Transports dissolved substances e.g glucose, amino acids, mineral ions, hormones, albumin and fibrinogens

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3
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Why is albumin important?

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It helps to maintain osmotic pressure

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4
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Why are fibrinogens important?

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Involved in blood clotting

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5
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What are platelets?

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Small fragments of cells

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6
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Which is the function of platelets?

A

Start the process of blood clotting

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7
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What triggers blood clotting?

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  • a rough surface

- exposure to air

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8
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What is the function of erythrocytes?

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-carry oxygen and carbon dioxide around the blood

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9
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What are the characteristics of granulocytes?

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  • lobed nucleus

- granular cytoplasm

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10
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What are the characteristics of monocytes?

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  • kidney bean shaped nucleus

- cytoplasm not granular

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11
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What are the characteristics of lymphocytes?

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  • large round nucleus

- cytoplasm not granularr

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12
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What is the function of granulocytes?

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  • some phagocytic

- involved in allergy/inflammation

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13
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What is the function of monocytes?

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-involved in defence against pathogens

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14
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What is the function of lymphocytes?

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-produces new antibodies

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15
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What are the functions of blood as a whole?

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  • transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from respiring cells
  • transport hormones
  • transport nitrogenous waste products from cells to excretory organs
  • transporting cells and antibodies involved in the immune response
  • helps to maintain steady body temperature
  • acts as a buffer to minimise pH changes
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16
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What are the 3 layers of arteries called?

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Tunica intima
Tunica media
Tunica externa

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17
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What makes up the tunica initima?

A

squamous epithelial

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18
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What are the functions of the arteries?

A

Carry oxygenated blood away from the heart apart from the pulmonary artery

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19
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What is bloodflow into arteries like?

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  • high pressure
  • pulsatile
  • fast
20
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Why do arteries need to maintain high pressure of the arteries?

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So that blood can reach tissues in the body

21
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What makes up the tunica media of the arteries?

A

Smooth muscle and elastic fibres

22
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What makes up the tunica externa of the arteries?

A

Collagen

23
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What do the elastic fibres in the tunica media of the arteries do?

A

Stretch to receive blood and recoil between contractions of the heart which helps to maintain pressure and even out bloodflow

24
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What is the function of collagen in the tunica externa of arteries?

A

Prevents blood vessels from bursting under high pressure

25
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Why is the tunica initmia of arteries smooth?

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So blood flows over it easily

26
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What does contact of blood with artery walls cause?

A
  • friction
  • slows blood down
  • evens out pulsatile flow
27
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What is the function of laminas?

A

Separate the inner from middle and the middle from outer

28
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What is the function of basement membranes?

A

Anchors the endothelium to the connective tissue and supports endothelial cells

29
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What is the function arterioles?

A

regulate the flow of blood into capillaries

30
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Do arterioles have a higher proportion of smooth muscle than arteries?

A

Yes

31
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What is the function of the smooth muscle?

A

It is neuronally stimulated causing vasoconstriction of vasodilation which controls the flow of blood into capillaries e.g during body temperature regulation

32
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Why do arterioles have a lower proportion of elastin in their walls compared to arteries?

A

The blood flow isn’t very pulsatile

33
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Why is blood slower in the arterioles?

A

Due to friction with the vessel walls

34
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How does the slightly wider lumen in arterioles affect pressure?

A

Reduces it slightly

35
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What is the function of capillaries?

A

To exchange substances between the blood and tissues

36
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What is the advantage of capillaries being one cell thick?

A

Gives a short diffusion path

37
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What is the advantage of blood flow being slow through capillaries?

A

Gives a longer time for the exchange of substances

38
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Why is the blood flow low pressure through capillaries?

A

Prevents them from bursting

Pressure is spread across many vessels

39
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What is blood flow like through capillaries?

A

Smooth, low pressure, slow

40
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What is the function of venules?

A

to link capillaries to veins

41
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What are the walls of venules mostly made of?

A

Collagen

42
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Why do venules have a thin tunica media?

A

low pressure flow doesn’t require muscle or elastic fibres

43
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Why do veins have a wide lumen?

A

To accommodate the large volume of blood carried

44
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What is the blood flow through veins like?

A

Very slow, low pressure, smooth

45
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Why are valves present in veins?

A

Prevent backflow

46
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What 3 mechanisms aid blood flow back to the heart?

A

-Movement of skeletal muscles contract/relax and push
blood through veins as they lie near the surface
-Pocket valves prevent backflow
-Breathing mechanism causes negative pressure in the thorax so pulls blood towards the heart

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