Circulatory System
plasma
The liquid portion of the blood
phagocytosis
The process of a cell engulfing its food, literally "cell eating"
macrophages
White blood cells that eat pathogens and cellular debris
The circulatory system removes waste products from:
cells
The end product of successive blood clotting chemical reactions is:
fibrin
Oxygen is bonded to and transported by:
hemoglobin, iron bearing protein
The medical condition characterized by inability to form blood clots is ____________.
hemophilia
The blood cells responsible for assimilating bacteria or harmful particles are:
leukocytes
fibrinogen
platelets
Choose from the following all that blood plasma contains.
protein, water, nutrients, waste materials, minerals, and clotting factors
Antibodies are:
proteins
A, B, AB, and O blood groups are distinguished by:
proteins on the erythrocytes
The three types of blood cells are ___________.
red blood cells white blood cells platelets
The transport of gases for cellular respiration is accomplished by:
the circulatory system
Rh blood factor is determined by:
the presence or absence of a particular erythrocyte protein
antigen
A substance that stimulates the production of an antibody
Which gas will be absorbed by the erythrocytes to the exclusion of oxygen?
CO
hemophilia
A hereditary disease in which the victim's blood does not clot well
vein
A vessel which brings blood back to the heart
spleen
An organ concerned with the filtering of blood, the destruction of old cells, and the production of lymphocytes
leukemia
Cancer of the leukocytes, a disease more common in children
artery
Heavy walled vessels which carry blood away from the heart
platelet
The cellular element within the blood that is important in clotting
serum
The liquid portion of the blood with the clotting factors removed
erythrocyte
a red blood cell
leukocyte
a white blood cell
phagocytosis
leukocytes
pneumococcus
A bacterium that causes infections, most commonly in the lungs
thromboplastin
A chemical found in platelets and cell tissue needed to clot blood
fibrin
A chemical involved in blood clotting, produced from fibrinogen
fibrinogen
A chemical involved in blood clotting, which is converted to fibrin
prothrombin
A chemical involved in the clotting process of blood which is converted to thrombin
thrombin
A chemical involved in the process of blood clotting produced from prothrombin
sickle cell anemia
A hereditary disease which causes red blood cells to deform into a curved shape
albumin
A protein found in the blood serum similar to that in the white of an egg
antibody
A protein produced by the body to combat foreign substances
hemoglobin
A red pigment which allows the erythrocytes to pick up and drop off oxygen molecules
capillary
A tiny vessel through which diffusion takes place between the blood and the body tissues
lymph node
Beadlike structures within the lymphatic system that filter the lymph
albumen
Egg white
lymph
Interstitial liquid, the liquid between cells, not in the blood or the cells
elephantiasis
Massive elephant-like swelling of the lower parts of the body due to filariasis, a tropical infectious disease
edema
The back-up of liquid in the body, causing swelling
carries CO2
erythrocytes
devoid of nucleus
erythrocytes
hemoglobin
erythrocytes
Each system of the human body can operate independently of the others.
false
If a person's blood is saturated with carbon monoxide, this gas can be replaced by breathing 100% O 2 .
false
Why would an iron deficiency cause anemia?
hemoglobin requires iron
disease protection
leukocytes
lymph glands
leukocytes
thromboplastin
platelets
Antibodies are found in the blood plasma.
true
Plants also have a circulatory system to transport nutrients to and from cells. [phloem and xylem]
true