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Unit 6:8 Circulatory
Question | Answer |
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Blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart | Veins |
Valve between the left ventricle and the aorta | Aortic valve |
Muscular middle layer of the heart | Myocardium |
Double-layered membrane on the outside of the heart | Pericardium |
Blood cell required for the clotting process | Thrombocyte |
Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart | Artery |
Muscular wall that seperates the heart into a right and left side | Septum |
Complex prtoein on red blood cells | Hemoglobin |
Lower chamber of the heart | Ventricle |
Smooth layer of cells lining the inside of the heart | Endocardium |
Valve between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery | Pulomnary valve |
Upper chamber of the heart | Atrium |
Blood cell that carries oxygen and carbon dioxide | Erythrocyte |
Brief period of rest in the heart | Diastole |
Fluid portion of blood | Plasma |
Blood vessel that connects arterioles with venules | Capillary |
Valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle | Mitral valve |
Blood cell that helps fight infection | Leukocyte |
Period of ventricular contraction in the heart | Systole |
Tissue that flows through the circulatory system | Blood |
Largest artery in the body | Aorta |
Twop largest veins in the body | Superior and inferior vena cava |
Vessels that allow oxygen and nutrients to pass through to cells | Capillaries |
Smallest branches of arteries | Arterioles |
Smallest branch of veins | Venules |
What gives blood its characteristic red color? | Hemoglobin |
What is Hemoglobin? What is its function? | Hemoglobin is a complex protein: To carry oxygen adn carbon dioxide |
Phagocytize bacteria | Neutrophils |
Provide immunity for the body by developing antibodies | Lymphocytes |
Defend the body from allergic reaction | Eosinophils |
Produce histamine and heparin | Basiophils |
Saclike formation in the wall of the artery | Aneurosym |
Inadequate number of red blood cells, hemoglobin, or both | Anemia |
Dilated swollen veins | Varicose veins |
A fatty deposit on the walls of arteries | Atheroscierosis |
Disease characterized by failure of the blood to clot | Hemophilia |
High blood pressure | Hypertension |
Inflammation of the veins with formation of the blood to clot | Phlebitis |
Foreign susbstance circulating in the blood stream | Embolus |
Malignant disease with large numbers of immature white blood cells | Leukemia |