*carry oxygen from lungs to the tissues and carbon dioxide from
tissue back to lungs*
life span = 120 days
contain carbonic anhydrase to enable transport of carbon dioxide
contain *hemoglobin* to enable oxygen transport Correct
Answers red blood cells
*too little WBC*
chemotherapy, radiation therapy, viral diseases Correct
Answers leukopenia (WBC disease)
*too many WBC*
infection, allergy, dehydration, blood neoplasia (leukemia)
Correct Answers leukocytosis (WBC disease)
angiotensin
ADH
epinephrine, norepinephrine Correct Answers hormonal control
At any given moment, which compartment contains the most
circulating blood? Correct Answers veins
bicuspid Correct Answers left AV valve
bilirubin levels in neonates are almost always >70% hugh
dermal icterus = treatable with phototherapy Correct Answers
neonatal jaundice
blood viscosity
,vessel radius
vessel length Correct Answers vascular resistance
blood, heart and lungs, vasculature (arteries and veins) Correct
Answers circulatory system
bound by *gastroferrin* in the stomach and transported to the
small intestine
absorbed into blood and bound to *transferrin*
taken to liver and bone marrow as Fe+2 Correct Answers iron
cardiac conduction system = spread out to the ventricles Correct
Answers purkinje fibers
cardiac muscle requires *aerobic respiration*
does not fatigue easily, but is very sensitive to limitation of the
oxygen supply Correct Answers cardiac metabolism
carry oxygen and carbon dioxide
carry nutrients
carry waste
carry hormones
temperature regulation
immunity
clotting
buffers acids, bases and electrolytes Correct Answers blood
functions
Chemical messengers secreted into the blood stream, act cells
far away. Correct Answers hormones
, Chemical substances secreted by cells into the extracellular
fluids that thrive through the blood and regulate the metabolic
function of other cells in the body are called what? Correct
Answers hormones
come from the megakaryocyte
lives 7-10 days
needed for formation of blood clot
function compromised by aspirin or NSAIDS Correct Answers
platelets
controls metabolic rate, alertness, bone growth, growth of skin,
hair, teeth, nails, fetal nervous system. also feeds back to the
pituitary to secrete growth hormone Correct Answers thyroid
hormone (TH)
diffusion
transcytosis
filtration
reabsorption Correct Answers capillary exchange
feedback from tissue Correct Answers autoregulation
(regulation of blood pressure)
from alpha cells. stimulates breakdown of fat, proteins *RAISES
BLOOD SUGAR* Correct Answers glucagon
from beta cells. hypoglycemic hormone, *LOWERS BLOOD
SUGAR* Correct Answers insulin