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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is the major function of the cardiovascular system? | distributes blood, removes waste products and delivers oxygen |
| which blood vessels carry blood away from the heart? | arteries |
| which blood vessels carry blood to the heart? | veins |
| veins have _______ that carry blood back to the heart | valves |
| what kind of muscle is the heart muscle made up of? | cardiac muscle |
| Which chamber is the receiving chamber? | atria |
| large thick walled vessels are also called _____? | arteries |
| pulmonary circulation is ____________? | heart to lungs |
| systemic circulation is _____________? | heart to body |
| coronary circulation is ______________? | circulation of the blood in and around |
| two things about arteries | they are thick walled vessels they carry blood away from the heart |
| two things about veins | they carry blood to the heart they have valves |
| where can you see capillaries? | in the whites of your eyes |
| red blood cells are ? | erythrocytes |
| white blood cells are? | leukocytes |
| platelets are ? | thrombocytes (blood clots) |
| the life span of a red blood cell is ? | 120 days |
| how much blood does an average person have | 5 liters |
| what gives blood its red color? | hemoglobin |
| what is the smallest of all blood elements | platelets |
| what is in our blood that makes it different from others? | the difference in the antigens |
| what is coagulation? | the clotting of the blood |
| what is hemostasis? | the process of stopping bleeding |
| who is the universal donor? | type O |
| who is the universal receiver? | type AB |
| where are blood cells produced? | the bone marrow |
| what is the job of WBC's? | to fight off infections and other diseases |
| what is the fluid portion of the blood? | plasma |
| how long does it take for blood to clot? | 3 to 6 minutes |
| what system does the respiratory system work with? | cardiovascular system |
| Another name for windpipe? | trachea |
| another name for the voice box? | larnyx |
| what is membrane that wraps around the lungs? | plura |
| where are your tonsils located ? | in the pharynx |
| what traps dust and bacteria inhaled through the nasal cavity? | cilia and mucus |
| what covers the larynx and trachea during swallowing? | the epiglottis |
| where does oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange take place? | the alveoli/capillaries |
| how many lobes are in the left lung? | 2 |
| how many lobes are in the right lung? | 3 |
| what is the function of the membrane around the lungs? | to cushion the lung and reeduce any friction that many develop between the lung, rib cage, and chest cavity |
| define and describe the apex of the lungs | located where the upper lobe begins |
| define and describe the base of the lungs? | located by the diaphragm |
| what are the alveoli? | tiny air sacs at the end of the bronchioles |
| what are three parts of respiration? | cellular, external, and internal |
| what is digestion ? | breaks down food into smaller molecules |
| what is the tissue that lines the digestive organs? | mucosa |
| name all the parts of the digestive tract? | mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine(colon), rectum, anus |
| what is the wavelike contraction that moves food through the digestive tract? | peristalsis |
| what three things happen in the digestive tract | digestion, absorption, elimination |
| one way tract that food travels through is the ? | GI tract |
| what is the job of the cardiac sphincter | prevents acids and food from going back up the esophagus |
| which organ produces digestive enzymes ? | pancreas |
| The ___________ is responsible for creating __________ needed to break down fat | liver, bile |
| the __________ is an accessory organ that store ______ produced by the ___________. | gallbladder, bile, liver |
| Two functions of urinary system | maintain a stable environment and remove waste |
| what are nephrons and where are they located? | they are microscopic blood filtering units and they are located in the kidneys |
| what are the muscular tubes that connect the kidney to the bladder? | ureters |
| how does urine move form the inside to the outside of the body? | urethra |
| what is urine and what is it made up of? | straw like color waste and its made up of 95 % water and 5% waste products |
| what is micturition? | urination |
| what is hematuria? | blood in your urine |
| what rentention? | inability to empty the bladder |
| what is incontinence? | involuntary urination |
| what is the purpose of the fold in the bladder? | to allow it to stretch and hold more urine |
| too much sugar in the urine is indicative of what disease? | diabetes |
| in males, the urethra is part of what two systems? | reproductive and urinary |
| what % of water is urine? | 95% |
| what are the three stages of urine production | filtration, reabsorption, and secretion |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | arteries |
| ech/o | sound |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| carcin/o | cancerous |
| seb/o | sebum |
| my/o | muscle |
| encephal/o | brain |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| uter/o | uterus |
| orch/o | testicles |
| laryng/o | laranyx |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| crani/o | skull |
| thorac/o | chest |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid |
| lith/o | stone |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| hem/o | blood, pertaining to blood |
| thromb/o | clot |
| radi/o | radiation |
| col/o | colon/ large intestine |
| hepat/o | liver |
| onc/o | tumor |
| cutane/o | skin |
| tend/o | skin tendon |
| neur/o | brain |
| colp/o | vagina |
| ov/o | egg |
| bronch/o | bronchial tube, bronchus |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| arthr/o | joint |
| cost/o | rib |
| oste/o | bone |
| opt/o | eye, vision |
| nephr/o | kindey |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid |
| retin/o | retina |
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