CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

Plants also have a circulatory system to transport nutrients to and from cells. [phloem and xylem]

True

The circulatory system removes waste products from:

cells

The end product of successive blood clotting chemical reactions is:

fibrin

Why would an iron deficiency cause anemia?

hemoglobin requires iron

Cancer of the leukocytes, a disease more common in children

leukemia

The blood cells responsible for assimilating bacteria or harmful particles are:

leukocytes

Interstitial body liquid that is between the cells, not in them or in the circulation

lymph

Beadlike structures within the lymphatic system that purify the lymph

lymph node

The process of a cell engulfing its food, sometimes called "cell eating"

phagocytosis

The liquid portion of the blood

plasma

The solid structures within the blood which are important in clotting

platelet

A, B, AB, and O blood groups are distinguished by:

proteins on the erythrocytes

A chemical involved in the clotting process of blood

prothrombin

The liquid portion of the blood from which clotting factors have been removed

serum

A hereditary disease in African-Americans

sickle cell anemia

An organ concerned with the storage and filtration of blood

spleen

Rh blood factor is determined by:

the presence or absence of a particular erythrocyte protein

Oxygen is bonded to and transported by:

• hemoglobin • an iron bearing protein

Antibodies are found in the blood plasma.

True

A hereditary disease in which the victim's blood does not clot well

hemophilia

The medical condition characterized by inability to form blood clots is ☐.

hemophilia

The transport of gases for cellular respiration is accomplished by:

the circulatory system

If a person's blood is saturated with carbon monoxide, this gas can be replaced by breathing 100% O₂.

False

Which gas will be absorbed by the erythrocytes to the exclusion of oxygen?

CO

Each system of the human body can operate independently of the others.

False

A white blood cell

leukocyte

Antibodies are:

proteins

disease protection ☐. carries CO₂ ☐. devoid of nucleus ☐. phagocytosis ☐. thromboplastin ☐. lymph glands ☐. fibrinogen ☐. hemoglobin ☐.

• leukocytes • erythrocytes • erythrocytes • leukocytes • platelets • leukocytes • platelets • erythrocytes

Choose from the following all that blood plasma contains.

• nutrients • waste materials • clotting factors • minerals • water • protein

The three types of blood cells are _____.

• red blood cells • white blood cells • platelets