Vascular/circulatory System

Question 1

Insulin

Answer 1

a hormone Pancreas makes that helps control blood sugar level and metabolism — turns the food you eat into energy

Question 2

Hemoglobin

Answer 2

iron: pick up oxygen from air we breathe-> deliver it everywhere in the body (blood vessels transport it)

Question 3

Vascular system

Answer 3

Made of vessels- carry blood (arteries and veins) and lymph fluid through the body. It’s also called the circulatory system. Sends oxygen and nutrients to tissues

Question 4

Lymphatic system

Answer 4

In immune system/ complement circulatory system. large network of lymphatic vessels, tissue, lymph nodes, lymphoid organs, and lymph.
-maintains blood pressure
-balance body fluid levels/ defense for infections
-drains watery fluid (lymph)

Question 5

Hodgkins Lymphoma

Answer 5

a group of blood cancers that affects your lymphatic system (multiplication of B lymphocytes)

Question 6

Lymphocyte

Answer 6

a type of white blood cell. They play an important role in your immune system, which helps your body fight disease and infection.

-T, B, and innate lymphoid cells

Question 7

Factor V protein, what are mutated ones?

Answer 7

Necessary for proper blood clotting
-mutated: Factor V Leiden : major contributor to the ischemic, DVT, pulmonary embolism