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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Molecule that makes up 95% of the dry weight of each red blood cell and is responsible for the red pigment is | Hemoglobin |
| A decrease in the amount of white blood cells is called | Leukopenia |
| After blood leaves the lungs and returns to the heart, it enters the | Left atrium |
| The internal iliac artery supplies blood to the | Pelvis |
| If damaged, which valve could allow blood to leak back into the right atrium? | Tricuspid |
| Which of the following vessels do not have the ability to constrict and dilate? | Capillaries |
| The ingestion and destruction of microorganisms or other small particles is called | Phagocytosis |
| The functions of the lymph nodes are | Defense and hematopoiesis |
| The localized pressure gradient needed to maintain blood flow in a tissue is called | Perfusion pressure |
| The difference between systolic pressure and diastolic pressure is called | Pulse pressure |
| The term blood type refers to the type of blood cell | Antigen |
| The heart begins beating in the fetus at about what stage of development? | After about 4 weeks |
| A few arteries open into other branches of the same or other arteries. This is called | Arterial anastomosis |
| Mechanical devices that permit the flow of blood in one direction only are called | Valves |
| Atria are often called _____ because they receive blood from vessels called veins. | Receiving chambers |
| Platelets play an important role in | Blood clotting |
| The physiological mechanism that dissolves clots is known as | Fibrinolysis |