Circulatory System

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plasma

The liquid portion of the blood

phagocytosis

The process of a cell engulfing its food, literally "cell eating"

macrophages

White blood cells that eat pathogens and cellular debris

The circulatory system removes waste products from:

cells

The end product of successive blood clotting chemical reactions is:

fibrin

Oxygen is bonded to and transported by:

hemoglobin, iron bearing protein

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

hemophilia

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

leukocytes

fibrinogen

platelets

Choose from the following all that blood plasma contains.

protein, water, nutrients, waste materials, minerals, and clotting factors

Antibodies are:

proteins

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

proteins on the erythrocytes

The three types of blood cells are ___________.

red blood cells white blood cells platelets

The transport of gases for cellular respiration is accomplished by:

the circulatory system

Rh blood factor is determined by:

the presence or absence of a particular erythrocyte protein

antigen

A substance that stimulates the production of an antibody

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

CO

hemophilia

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

vein

A vessel which brings blood back to the heart

spleen

An organ concerned with the filtering of blood, the destruction of old cells, and the production of lymphocytes

leukemia

Cancer of the leukocytes, a disease more common in children

artery

Heavy walled vessels which carry blood away from the heart

platelet

The cellular element within the blood that is important in clotting

serum

The liquid portion of the blood with the clotting factors removed

erythrocyte

a red blood cell

leukocyte

a white blood cell

phagocytosis

leukocytes

pneumococcus

A bacterium that causes infections, most commonly in the lungs

thromboplastin

A chemical found in platelets and cell tissue needed to clot blood

fibrin

A chemical involved in blood clotting, produced from fibrinogen

fibrinogen

A chemical involved in blood clotting, which is converted to fibrin

prothrombin

A chemical involved in the clotting process of blood which is converted to thrombin

thrombin

A chemical involved in the process of blood clotting produced from prothrombin

sickle cell anemia

A hereditary disease which causes red blood cells to deform into a curved shape

albumin

A protein found in the blood serum similar to that in the white of an egg

antibody

A protein produced by the body to combat foreign substances

hemoglobin

A red pigment which allows the erythrocytes to pick up and drop off oxygen molecules

capillary

A tiny vessel through which diffusion takes place between the blood and the body tissues

lymph node

Beadlike structures within the lymphatic system that filter the lymph

albumen

Egg white

lymph

Interstitial liquid, the liquid between cells, not in the blood or the cells

elephantiasis

Massive elephant-like swelling of the lower parts of the body due to filariasis, a tropical infectious disease

edema

The back-up of liquid in the body, causing swelling

carries CO2

erythrocytes

devoid of nucleus

erythrocytes

hemoglobin

erythrocytes

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

false

If a person's blood is saturated with carbon monoxide, this gas can be replaced by breathing 100% O 2 .

false

Why would an iron deficiency cause anemia?

hemoglobin requires iron

disease protection

leukocytes

lymph glands

leukocytes

thromboplastin

platelets

Antibodies are found in the blood plasma.

true

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

true


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