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circulatory system

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The Circulatory System consists of:   Arteries, Veins, Vessels, and Heart  
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What are the 2 sub systems the circulatory system is devided into?   Cardiovascular and Lymph  
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The part of the cardiovascular system where blood is circulated through the heart, to the lungs and back to the heart is called?   Pulmonary  
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The part of the cardiovascular system where blood is circulated through the entire body(except the lungs) is called?   systemic  
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Discribe what is happening when blood is transported through the lungs   The blood becomes oxygenated and rids of Co2  
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The largest artery of the body is the   Aorta  
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The purpose of valves is to   Allow blood to fow in one direction  
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List some functions of blood:   Carry H2O, ogygen, & food secretions to body cells, carry Co2 away and protect body from harmfull bacteria and equalize temperature.  
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Veins carry what tye of blood?   deoxygenated  
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Arteries carry what type of blood?   Oxygenated  
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Which chambers of the heart have thin walls?   veins  
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Which chambers of the heart have thick walls?   arteries  
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What is the name of the cavity in which the heart lies   chest  
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The normal temperature of the human body is approximatly______?   37 degrees celcius  
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What componant is NOT present in tissue fluid?   Red Blood Cells  
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What chemical is NOT transported in the liqjuid part of the blod?   Fibrin  
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The percentage of water in the blood plasma is   90%  
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Which component of blood transports oxygen?   Erythrocytes  
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Which is NOT a component of human blood?   Fibroblasts  
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The cells responsible for the defence of the body are:   white blood cells  
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The blood cells which do not have a nucleus are:?   erythrocytes  
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Blood cells are formed in the:?   bones  
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The destruction of red blood cells are made in the:?   liver  
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After birth, red blood cells are made in the:?   bone marrow  
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Which mineral is used to produce haemoglobin:?   iron  
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The function of white blood cells is to:?   destroy bacteria  
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The name of the substances which stimulate the production of anit-bodies in the blood is called:?   antigens  
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The component of blod responsible for the manufacture of antibodies is:?   lymphocytes  
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the substances produced in the body which destroy or neutralize foreign substances are called   antibodies  
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defence against antigens des not take place by   erythrocytes  
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the component of blood mostly concerned with the control of infection is   white blood cells  
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The component of blod which plays an important role in clotting is   platelets  
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the primary function of thromocytes is to   play a role in blood clotting  
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what vitamin causes an increase in clotting time of blood when it is deficient   K  
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when blood clots, the soluble substance which becomes insoluble is called   fibrinogen  
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calcium in the blood is necessary for   blood coagulation  
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deoxygenated blood enters the heart by the   right atrium  
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the name of the cavity in which th heart lies is called   pericardial cavity  
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When the ventricles of the heart contract the   aortic and pulmonary valves open  
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blood is prevented from returning to the ventricles after they have completed their contractions by the   semilunar valves  
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what chamber of the heart pumps blood to the lungs?   right ventricle  
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the average rate of the heart beat of a healthy adult in rest in number of beats per minute is   70  
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the right ventricle and the left atrium are connected by the   pulmonary circulation  
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the blood vessel that collects blood from the digestive organs is the   hepatic portal vein  
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The blood vessel which has thick muscular walls and carries de-oxygenated blood is the   pulmonary artery  
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the right ventricle of the heart   is the beginning of the pulmonary circulation  
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after leaving the rigt ventricle, blood is pumped to the   Pulmonary artery  
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The characteristic the CANNOT be applied to veins is that they   always carry blood away from the heart  
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the INCORRECT statement about arteries is that they   have valves  
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a characteristic of ALL arteries (except pulmonary arteries) is that they   transport blood rich in oxygen  
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arteries   have an elastic wall  
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the muscle tissure located whiin the walls of blood vessels is   smooth muscle tissue  
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the extremely thin walls of capillaries are made of   only endothelium  
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tissue fluid leaves the capillaries by   diffusion  
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the function of capillaries is NOT for the purpose of the   destruction of antigens  
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the lymphatic vessel that gathers most of the lymph is the   thoracic duct  
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the liquid which carries dissolved substances from capillaries to cells and back is   tissue fluid  
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macrophages and lymphocytes that filter lymph are situated in the   lymph nodes  
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fat is transported through the circulatory system by   lymph  
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The fluid between the cells is driven along by:   pressure from the contracting muscles around them  
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the location of the spleen is   to the left of the body under the diaphragm  
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after leaving the left ventricle, blood flows from the heart to the   aorta  
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the name of the vessel taking blood from the stomach to the liver is called the   hepatic portal vein  
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the blood vessel which discharges into the right atrium is the   inferior vena cava  
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the blood vessel NOT connected to the liver is the   inferior vena cava  
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blood is carried to the liver through the   hepatic artery and hepatic portal vein  
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the name of the vessel that takes blood from the liver to the vena cava is the   hepatic vein  
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