Anatomy Quiz 8
In an adult, where can red bone marrow be found?
Ends of long bones and flat irregular bones
Which process pushes plasma and dissolved nutrients through the arterial end of the capillary wall? Colloidal pressure
Filtration
What is diffusion from the standpoint of capillary exchange?
Movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.
Erma has type B+ blood and she is thinking about having a child with her husband Frank who has O- blood. She comes to you because she has heard that problems can arise from different blood types in pregnancy. What advice should you give her?
Not to worry because she is Rh+.
What structure pumps blood to the lungs?
Right Ventricle
What is the normal life span of a red blood cell?
120 days
What is peripheral resistance?
Any property of the peripheral vascular system or blood that increases friction.
What is the red blood cells function?
Carry oxygen and carbon dioxide.
Which receptors detect changes in carbon dioxide and oxygen levels in the blood?
Chemoreceptors
The primary function of white blood cells is to
protect the body from infection.
Contraction of the ventricles is referred to as ventricular
systole.
What structure is a blood vessel containing one-way valves?
Veins
What structure collects blood from capillaries?
Venules
According to the Life Lesson in Chapter 14, which of the following is a description of a heart murmur?
When a heart valve does not completely open or close.