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The pulmonary trunk divides into the right and left pulmonary arteries about __________
centimeters above its origin - ANSWERS-5
The correct sequence of parts that carry cardiac impulses is - ANSWERS-SA node, AV node, AV
bundle, Purkinje fibers
A moving blood clot: - ANSWERS-Embolus
Ion most critical to blood clotting regardless of pathway: - ANSWERS-Calcium
The systemic circuit - ANSWERS-sends oxygen-rich blood to the tissues
White blood cell that is the most abundant and usually the first respond to an infection: -
ANSWERS-Neutrophil
In the normal sequence of blood flow, oxygenated blood returning from the lungs via
pulmonary veins must enter the ________ next - ANSWERS-Left atrium
Enzyme that converts fibrinogen to fibrin during the clotting process - ANSWERS-thrombin
layer of the heart wall that is the thickest and contains cardiac muscle cells: - ANSWERS-
Myocardium
,Part of blood plasma - ANSWERS-Fibrinogen
Which type of blood vessel holds the greatest volume of blood? - ANSWERS-Vein
The left AV valve is also known as the __________ valve - ANSWERS-Bicuspid
Red blood cell: - ANSWERS-Erythrocyte
Universal donor blood: - ANSWERS-O-
The pulmonary circuit - ANSWERS-sends oxygen-poor blood to the lungs
Plasma protein mainly involved with the blood clotting process: - ANSWERS-Fibrinogen
Genetically based anemia that involves mutant hemoglobin and abnormally shaped red blood
cells: - ANSWERS-Sickle cell
Type AB+ blood has which antibodies in its plasma: - ANSWERS-None of the above:
Anti-B
Anti-D
Anti-A
All of the above
Enzyme that breaks down blood clots: - ANSWERS-Plasmin
Type O+ blood has which antigens on its red blood cell surface: - ANSWERS-Neither A nor B
, Which of the following might serve as a secondary pacemaker for the heart? - ANSWERS-AV
node
White blood cell that is an agranulocyte: - ANSWERS-T-Lymphocyte
White blood cell that releases histamine and heparin to promote inflammation: - ANSWERS-
Basophil
In the normal sequence of blood flow, after crossing the tricuspid valve, blood should next enter
the _________ next - ANSWERS-Right ventricle
Average life span of a red blood cell: - ANSWERS-120 days
Major class of antibody found in secretions such as saliva, tears, and milk: - ANSWERS-IgA
Which response is slower but more specific for a pathogen? - ANSWERS-Adaptive defenses
Lymph vessels are known to contain ____________ just like veins in the cardiovascular system -
ANSWERS-valves
To join the cardiovascular system, lymph empties directly into the ______ veins: - ANSWERS-
Subclavian
A disease causing organism: - ANSWERS-pathogen
The most active phagocytic cells in circulating blood are - ANSWERS-neutrophils and monocytes