Blood and Respiratory System Quizs

A fluid connective tissue made of living blood cells floating in nonliving plasma that transports a variety of substances critical for maintaining homeostasis

• Blood

• Lymph

• Plasma

• Interstitial Fluid

the amount of air you can force out after a normal tidal volume exhalation

• Tidal volume

• Inspiratory reserve volume

• Expiratory reserve volume

• Residual volume

Platelets; cell fragments that help stop bleeding when a blood vessel is damaged

• Erythrocytes

• Leukocytes

• Thrombocytes

• Plasma

Blood cell formation

• Hematopoiesis

• Erythropoiesis

• Leukopoiesis

• Thrombopoiesis

When the heart contracts

• Diastole

• Systole

• Arrhythmia

• Bradycardia

Bind to antigens and clump the cells together for destruction

• Antibodies

• Enzymes

• Hormones

• Receptors

Heart rate, measured by the number of times your heart beats per minute (bpm)

• Pulse

• Rhythm

• Beat Frequency

• Cardiac Output

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; the lifesaving procedure used in emergency situations when someone’s heart stops beating

• CPR

• AED

• BLS

• First Aid

The diffusion of O2 and CO2 between the alveoli and blood in the lungs and then later the blood and body tissues

• Gas exchange

• Oxygen transport

• Carbon dioxide retention

• Alveolar ventilation

Serous membranes that line the thoracic wall and diaphragm

• Peritoneum

• Pleurae

• Pericardium

• Meninges