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Describe what would happen if an Rh- person with type B received blood from an Rh+ person with blood type AB.
clotting
How does the circulatory system help the body maintain a constant temperature?
cellular respiration gives off heat.
The ____________ relays electrical impulses in the heart to the ventricles.
atrioventricular node
The __________ starts each contraction of the heart.
sinoatrial node
________ determining blood type are carried on the surface of erythrocytes.
antigens
A person with type A blood (makes antigen A), can give blood to someone with type __________.
A or AB
_____ is the universal recipient because of __________.
AB; this type can recieve all blood types
Antigens make up ___________.
antibodies
____ is the universal donar because of _________. Also contains ________.
O; no protein markers; neither A or B antigens
What are the blood types?
A, B, AB, O
What are the steps in blood clot formation after a cut?
-Platelet congregation at the site rupture of a blood vessel.
-Release of clotting factors from platelets.
-Production of fibrin protein.
An infection would result in an increase in the number of _________.
leucocytes
White blood cells are _______.
antibodies
The shape of a red blood cell is _______.
biconcaval
Mature red blood cells do not have a ______.
nucleus
The iron containing molecule in red blood cells is ________.
hemoglobin
Thrombocytes are _______.
blood platelets
Leucocytes are _______.
white blood cells
Erythrocytes are ______.
red blood cells
Plasma consists of primarily _______.
water
Whole blood is made up of _______ plasma.
55%
The condition that results when blood pressure is consistently higher than normal is _______.
hypertension
Normal blood pressure is approximately ______.
120/80
When the ventricle relaxes it is __________.
diastolic
When the ventricle contracts it is _________.
systolic
What connects the arteries to the veins?
capillaries
___ are the smallest and most numerous blood vessels in the body.
capillaries
Veins carry _________ blood ________ the heart.
deoxygenated; to
Arteries carry ________ blood ________ the heart.
oxygenated; away from
The largest veins are _____.
vena cavas
______ carry deoxygenated blood to the heart, and have valves that prevent the backward flow of blood.
veins
______ carry oxygenated blood away from the heart and are thicker, stronger, adn more elastic.
arteries
Blood vessels in the body include _______.
arteries, veins, and capillaries
The ________ drains blood from the lower body.
inferior vena cava
The _______ drains blood from the head and neck.
superior vena cava
The flow of blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs is _________.
systemic circulation
______ carries blood to and from the lungs.
pulmonary circulation
The ventricles pump blood to the _________.
lungs and rest of body
The lower chambers of the heart are _________.
ventricles
The upper chambers of the heart are ________.
atria/atrium
The circulatory system transports _______ to and from the cells of the body.
oxygen, carbon dioxide, food molecules, hormones and other material
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