Question | Answer |
__________ is a tubular, muscular, and elastic-walled vessel that carries blood from the heart through the body. | Artery |
The heart contains 4 chambers, the two on the top that receive blood from the veins and force it to the ventricles are called? | The atria |
______ connect arterioles with venules. | Capillaries |
Cessation of bleeding or the formation of a clot is called what? | Coagulation |
The resting phase of the heart's cardiac cycle is called? | Diastole |
The contraction phase of the heart's cardiac cycle is called? | Systole |
The process of coagulation, or clot formation, that repairs vessel damage and stops blood loss is called? | Hemostasis |
____________ is a white blood cell. | Leukocyte |
______ is a white blood cell produced in lymphatic tissues is called? | Lymphocyte |
_________ is a white blood cell produced in the bone marrow is called? | Monocyte |
What is disease producing agent called? | Pathogen |
This includes both the systemic circulation and the pulmonary circulation. | Peripheral circulation |
What is the largest vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body? | aorta |
This is a small terminal branch of an artery that ends in capillaries. | Arteriole |
__________ is the formation of blood cells in the body. | Hematopoiesis |
A red blood cell is called? | Erythrocyte |
A cell that contains a granule-containing cytoplasm is called? | Granulocyte |
The yellow fluid component of the blood is called? | Plasma |
The flow of blood to the lungs is ___________ circulation. | Pulmonary |
The flow of blood to the body exclusive of the pulmonary circulation is what? | Systemic circulation |
a platelet is also called what? | Thrombocyte |
The outer-most layer of the artery wall is called? | Tunica adventitia |
The middle layer of the artery wall is called? | Tunic media |
The inner-most layer of the artery wall is called? | Tunica intima |
This vessel carries blood back to the heart. | Vein |
The two chambers at the bottom of the heart are called? | Ventricles |
A small vein connecting the capillaries to larger systemic veins is a? | Venule |
The heart pumps approximately ______ liters of blood per min in a healthy adult. | 5 |
Blood that is depleted of oxygen is carried by ___________. | Veins |
Atria __________ when the ventricles contract. | Rest |
______________ and __________ circulation make up peripheral circulation. | Pulmonary & systemic |
The ______________ ___________ consists of the pulmonary artery, capillaries in the lungs, and veins that drain those capillaries. | Pulmonary Circulation |