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WorksheetsThe cardiovascular system study guide
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Define Erythrocytes
when blood pressure is at its lowest
Red blood cells that carry O2 in blood
cell fragments
The fluid portion of blood which is mostly water
Define Leukocytes
the resistance to flow
the process of blood clotting
white blood cells that perform defensive functions in blood
white blood cells attracting chemical stimuli
Define Platelets
cell fragments in blood that help prevent blood loss
blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
the process that helps blood clot quickly
50% blood
Define Hemopoiesis
thin walled vessels that allow the exchange of gases
proteins in the blood plasma which help initiate blood clotting
circulation of the blood in the body
The process by which the formed elements of blood are made In the body
Define The Systolic Phase
blood that is denser than water
the phase of the cardiac cycle in which the ventures contract
circulation of blood
the phase of the cardiac cycle in which the ventures relax
Define The Diastolic phase
The phase of the cardiac cycle in which the ventures relax
circulation of the blood through the tissues
plasma is 50% water
The phase of the cardiac cycle in which the ventures contract
Define Arterioles
The smallest arteries that still have three tunics
small veins that do not have have tunics
one complete round of systolic
a basement memebrane
Define Venules
Small veins that do not have three tunics but instead have only an endothelium, a basement membrane, and a few smooth muscle cells
small veins that are de oxygenated
the phase on a cardiac cycle
tissue walls that contain blood
Which of the following is not true about blood?
Has greater density than water
Has pH ranges between 6.5 and 7.5
composed of both water and cells
carries regulatory chemicals, ion, gases, proteins, and wastes
A region in a blood vessel has Prothrombinase in it. Which stage of homeostasis is taking place?
Blood coagulation phase
Vascular spasm
Platelet plug formation
vasoconstriction
Of the following chemicals, which exist only when the blood coagulation process is occurring?
Factor IX
activated factor XII
fibrin
calcium ions
thrombin
In what type of blood will you have no antibodies against A or B of Rh antigens?
AB+
In what type of blood could you find antibodies against the B antigen and the Rh antigen, but no antibodies against the A antigen
A-
A father with type AB blood has a child with a mother whose blood type is A-. The child has a blood type of B-. What Rh factor alleles does the father have? what blood type alleles and Rh factor alleles does the mother have?
Father: A A, Rh+ Rh+; Mother:A B, rr
Father: AB, Rh+ Rh-; Mother: Ao, Rh- Rh-
Father: B, B, Rh- Rh-; Mother: O, Rr
Father: A Rh+ Rh-; Mother: B B, rr
During ventricular systole is the atria contracted or relaxed? Are the ventricles contracted or relaxed? For each valve, is it open or closed?
