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___________ have the largest surface area of all the vessels
combined. Correct Answers Capillaries
Allele Correct Answers one of several different forms of
genetic information present in our DNA at a specific location of
a specific chromosome
Antibodies bind ____. Correct Answers antigens
Any substance that elicits an immune response in the body.
Correct Answers Antigen/Agglutinogens
aorta Correct Answers Largest artery in the body. It leaves the
left ventricle and carries oxygenated blood to all parts of the
body.
aortic valve is located Correct Answers in the left ventricle and
connect the heart to the aorta.
Apex Correct Answers the bottom of the heart
Are proteins secreted by B-lymphocytes (immune cells that
circulate in the lymphatic system) Correct Answers Antibodies
(immunoglobins or agglutinins)
Arteries branch into smaller diameter vessels called _______,
then further branch off at the cellular level into capillaries.
Correct Answers arterioles
, arteries have the ____ layer of smooth muscle' they carry blood
away from the heart. Correct Answers thickest
As blood flows from the arteries into the capillaries, the pressure
from the heart ______. Correct Answers dissipates
atrioventricular valves Correct Answers Valves located between
the atrial and ventricular chambers on each side of the heart,
prevent backflow into the atria when the ventricles are
contracting.
Auricles Correct Answers expandable extensions of the atria
base Correct Answers top of the heart
Because of the large combined surface area of the _______, the
pressure _______ drastically and therefore the blood's velocity
(speed) ______ _______ considerably allowing oxygen and
nutrients to diffuse out of the vessel into the body tissues and
carbon dioxide and wastes to diffuse into the vessel out of the
tissue Correct Answers capillaries , drops , slows down ,
Blood flows from the right atria ________. Correct Answers
into the right ventricle through the tricuspid valve
Blood flows into the pulmonary circuit ________. Correct
Answers from the right ventricle through the pulmonary valve
Blood in the left atria is pumped into the left ventricle through
the bicuspid valve. The blood is Correct Answers oxygenated