Module 10
The average lifespan of a red blood cell is ____ months.
4
Formed elements make up about ______ percent of blood.
45
Plasma composes about ____ percent of whole blood, and water composes ______ percent of the plasma volume.
55, 92
A person with Type A blood has antigen ____ on the RBCs and anti- _____ antibodies in the plasma.
A, B
Transport of nutrients and wastes, transport of body heat, and defense against toxins and pathogens are all function of the _____
Blood
Red cells are described as _______ discs.
biconcave
Branches off the aortic arch, listed from your patients right to left include the (3)___________
brachiocephalic trunk, left common carotid artery, left subclavian artery
A substance that activates plasminogen might be useful to cause clot to ________ faster.
dissolve
The process of red blood cell production is called _____
erythropoiesis
A plasma protein essential for blood coagulation is _____
fibrinogen
Which organ synthesizes most of the plasma proteins?
liver
Pulmonary arteries carry blood to the ____
lungs
The function of hemoglobin is to carry _____
oxygen
The function of red blood cells is to carry ________ from the lungs to the body's cells.
oxygen
The enzyme that can digest fibrin and dissolve a clot is ______
plasmin
the _______ breaks the rule that arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart?
pulmonary arteries
All the circulating red blood cells originate in the ______________
red bone marrow
In adults, erythropoiesis exclusively takes place in ______
red bone marrow
Prolonged exposure to carbon monoxide is lethal because it binds to the ______ In hemoglobin and blocks the binding of _______
iron, oxygen
Pulmonary veins carry blood to the _______
left atruim
List in the order that blood will encounter as it flows from the heart back to the heart in the cardiovascular flow circuit.
Elastic arteries Muscular arteries Arterioles Capillaries Venules Medium veins large veins
Which formed element transports oxygen and carbon dioxide?
Erythrocyte
Which plasma protein is a major contributor to the osmotic pressure of plasma?
albumin
The most abundant proteins in blood plasma are ______
albumins
A person's blood type is determined largely by the presence of specific _______ on the cell membrane.
antigens
The process of fibrinolysis dissolves
clots
if arterioles _______ and precapillary sphincters _______ we would increase blood flow to local tissues
dilate relax
This is the innermost layer of a blood vessel.
tunica intima
The wall of a blood vessel is composed of three layers. Name the 3 layers.
tunica intima, tunica media, tunica externa
The muscular layer of a blood vessel is the .
tunica media
the large vessels that return blood to the heart are called
veins
After blood leaves the capillaries, it enters the ______
venule
What type of vein directly connects with capillaries?
venule
The most abundant component of plasma is ________
water
The combination of plasma and formed elements is called _________
whole blood
