Unit 4

Vaso constriction

A decrease in the size of the lumen caused by a contraction in the smooth muscle in the wall of the medium sized Artery is called

Bifurcated

A vessel that has branched into two is said to have

Erythrocytosis

An increase in the number of red blood cells is called

Water

Blood is slightly sicker and more adhesive then what

False

Crenation takes place in a hypotonic solution

Posterior between

How does the vagus nerve lie in relation to the internal jugular vein and common carotid artery

55

Plasma makes up what percent of the volume of blood

Serum

Plasma minus the clotting proteins leaves an amber colored liquid it called

False

T or F The most numerous of all the formed elements are leukocytes

True

T or F The part of a solution present in the lesser amount is called solute

True

T or F carbamino hemoglobin is formed as a result of hemoglobin combining with carbon dioxide

True

T or F formed elements make up 45% of the volume of blood

True

T or F. Calcium promotes the clotting of blood

False

T or F. Granulocytes develop in yellow bone marrow

True

T or F. Serum is plasma minus clotting proteins

False

T or F. The process of red blood cell formation is called hematopoiesis

Plasma

The Amber colored liquid portion of blood is called

Capillaries

The function of this blood vessel is to exchange nutrients and waste between blood and tissue cells

Sartorius

The lateral boundary of scarper's triangle is

Hypotonic

The movement of water across a semi permeable membrane from an area of low solute concentration to an area of higher concentration is referred to as

Coagulation

The process of clot formation is called

Globin

The protein portion of hemoglobin is termed

Hypotonic solution

The swelling and eventual rupture of a red blood cell from the uptake of water may be caused by placing them in a

A blood vessel that supplies a blood vessel

The term Vasa vasorum refers to

Tunica media

The thick elastic fiber and smooth muscle layer of an artery is called the

Valves

What do veins posses that prevents the backflow of blood

Collateral circulation

What is defined as an alternative route through a secondary channel

Oxy hemoglobin

When oxygen combines with hemoglobin the resulting product is called

Monocytes

Which of the following white blood cells digest cellulose debris in foreign particles

Lymphocytes

Which of the following white blood cells help form anti bodies at the site of inflammation

Eosinophils

Which of the following white blood cells increases in allergic reaction