Week 5 - Cardiovascular System: Blood Flashcards
What are the 3 interrelated components of the cardiovascular system?
1) Blood transports various substances
2) Helps regulate several life processes
3) Affords tissue
What does the acronym CBC mean?
Complete Blood Count
What are the functions of the blood?
1) transportation
2) regulation
3) protection
What does thick blood do?
heart pushes too hard
What does thin blood do?
heart rate becomes too high
What does a centrifuge do to blood?
heavy materials separate to the bottom, while light materials separate to the top
(T/F) Blood is denser and more viscous (more flowing) than water
True
Blood is slightly alkaline. What is the pH?
7.2
(T/F) Blood constitutes about 50% of the total body weight.
False - It constitutes about 8%
(T/F) Blood volume is the same in both males and females.
False - 5-6 liters in average males and 4-5 liters in average females
Plasma is about 91.5% _________ and 8.5% ______.
water, solutes
Certain blood cells develop into cells that produce _______ __________ also called antibodies or immunoglobulins.
gamma globulins
Other solutes live in plasma, like _______.
viruses
What are the 3 formed elements of the blood?
RBC, WBC and platelets
What is the condition that has reduction oxygen carrying blood?
anemia
What is the universal hormone used for energy, libido and antiaging?
testosterone
(T/F) If there are more WBC than RBC in the blood, the individual is healthy.
False - the individual is sick, therefore more WBC are formed.
What formation of blood cells create clots and adhere to the vessel wall when dislodged (embolism)?
Thrombopoietin
What formation of blood cells generate natural occurring hormones in kidneys?
Erythropoietin (EPO)
What process regulates the total number of RBCs and platelets in circulation.
Negative Feedback
Process by which the formed elements of blood develop
Hemopoiesis
Connective tissue located between trabeculae of spongy bone. derived form mesenchyme.
red bone marrow
Hemocytoblast, cells derived form mesenchyme, have the ability to develop into any type of cell
Pluripotent Stem Cells
what pluripotent stem cells become
Myeloid and Lymphoid
(T/F) Lymphocytes are the only formed elements that divide once they leave red bone marrow.
True
Another name for Red Blood Cells
Erythrocytes
What blood cells are destroyed in the spleen and packaged and sent to the liver to be recycled.
Red Blood Cells