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
