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Circulatory and Immune System study guide
circulatory system and immune system
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Anatomy
11th Grade
03/29/2011

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What is another name for RBC's...
Definition
Erythrocytes
Term
What is another name for WBC's...
Definition
Leukocytes
Term
What is another name for platelets...
Definition
thrombocytes
Term
What type of blood cell carries oxygen?
Definition
RBC
Term
What type of blood cell fights infection?
Definition
WBC
Term
What type of blood cell works in clots?
Definition
platelets
Term
What part of the blood carries hormones, nutrients, etc.?
Definition
plasma
Term
What type of blood cell can diffuse through vessels?
Definition
WBC
Term
What type of blood cell is the most numerous/drop of blood?
Definition
RBC
Term
Platelets are fragments of what cells?
Definition
megakaryocytes
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The universal donor blood type is?
Definition
O
Term
The universal recipient blood type is?
Definition
AB
Term
In hemolytic disease of the newborn, what is the blood type of mom? and of baby?
Definition
mom = Rh-
baby = Rh+
Term
What is the liquid part of the blood called?
Definition
plasma
Term
What specifically does Oxygen bind to on RBC's?
Definition
hemoglobin
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How much blood is in the human body?
Definition
~6 quarts (5-6 liters)
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Blood is ____ than water, 5X _____ than water and slightly _____ (pH)
Definition
heavier, thicker, basic
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Blood cell formation is called...
Definition
hemopoiesis
Term
Where do blood cells form?
Definition
bone marrow (flat bones)
Term
What hormone does the platelet plug release?
Definition
seratonin
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What is released by spasms that triggers clotting?
Definition
thromboplastin
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What are the two parts of the circulatory system?
Definition
cardiovascular and lymphatics
Term
What is the weight of the heart?
Definition
< 1 lb
Term
What is the name of the pointed part of the heart?
Definition
apex
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What does the pointed part angle toward?
Definition
left hip
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Name the walls of the heart...
Definition
epicardium, myocardium, endocardium
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Which of the hollow chambers receive blood?
Definition
atria
Term
Which of the hollow chambers pump blood?
Definition
ventricles
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What is the name for the area that separates the chambers?
Definition
septum
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_____ circulatory = right side of the heart...(to lungs)
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pulmonary
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_____ circulatory = left side of the heart...(to body)
Definition
systemic
Term
What are the two atrioventricular valves called?
Definition
bicuspid & tricuspid
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What are the two semilunar valves called?
Definition
pulmonary & aortic
Term
What is another name for the bicuspid valve?
Definition
mitral valve
Term
What is the lub sound caused by?
Definition
closing of AV valves
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What is the dup sound caused by?
Definition
closing of SV valves
Term
What is the name of the main pacemaker of the body?
Definition
sinoatrial node
Term
Which part of the intrinsic condition system is within the septum?
Definition
bundle branches
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What is the largest artery in the body?
Definition
aorta
Term
What is the largest vein in the body?
Definition
vena cava
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What feeds the heart its blood supply?
Definition
coronary arteries
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What type of vessel connects the arteries and veins?
Definition
capillaries
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Name the three coats of the major blood vessels: tunica____, ____&____.
Definition
intima, media, externa
Term
Arteries carry blood _____ from the heart.
Definition
away
Term
What connects the valves to the heart walls?
Definition
chordae tendinae
Term
What is the name of the hole in a fetus between the atria?
Definition
foramen ovale
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The connection b/w the pulmonary trunk and aorta in a fetus is:
Definition
ductus arteriosus
Term
The expansion and recoil of an artery tells you the:
Definition
pulse
Term
Force exerted by blood in the arteries tells you the:
Definition
blood pressure
Term
Contraction of the atria is called:
Definition
diastole
Term
Because of the closed system and high pressure, the circulatory system _____
Definition
leaks
Term
What will happen if this fluid is not reabsorbed somehow?
Definition
edema (swelling)
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The extra, leaked tissue fluid is called?
Definition
lymph
Term
What are the major lymphoid organs in the body?
Definition
spleen, tonsils, and peyer's patches
Term
What do the Lymph nodes produce?
Definition
lymphocytes
Term
What are lymph vessels called?
Definition
capillaries and veins
Term
Which of the following do lymph vessels not use: muscle contraction, milking, a pump, valves to prevent backflow.
Definition
pump
Term
What do the epithelial cells of a lymph capillary form? (makes them more permeable)
Definition
mini-valves
Term
What does the right lymphatic duct drain?
Definition
right arm and right side of head & neck
Term
The rest of the body drains into what major lymphatic duct?
Definition
thoracic duct
Term
Name the major clusters of lymph nodes :
Definition
axillary, cervical, and inguinal
Term
What are lymph nodes buried in?
Definition
connective tissue
Term
Lymphocytes are found in what area of a lymph node?
Definition
follicles
Term
Phagocytic macrophages hang out where in a lymph node?
Definition
central medulla
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Lymphocytes & _________________ are the common features of lymphoid organs
Definition
reticular tissue
Term
What organ stores platelets and is a reservoir for blood?
Definition
spleen
Term
During hemorrhage, what 2 organs empty stored blood to increase blood volume?
Definition
spleen & liver
Term
What organ functions only at peak level during youth?
Definition
thymus
Term
What organs mainly use a trapping function?
Definition
tonsils
Term
Where are Peyer’s Patches found?
Definition
small intestine
Term
What hormone programs the T-lymphocytes in the thymus?
Definition
thymosin
Term
The tonsils and Peyer’s patches are organs found in what lymphatic acronym?
Definition
MALT
Term
What organ destroys worn out old RBC’s
Definition
spleen
Term
What type of defense used mainly barriers, cells & chemicals?
Definition
nonspecific
Term
Saliva and lacrimal fluid contain what antibacterial enzyme?
Definition
lysozyme
Term
The first line of defense are the skin & ___________________.
Definition
mucus membranes
Term
What are the 2 main phagocytes in nonspecific defense?
Definition
macrophages and neutrophils
Term
What are the “police” type of lymphocytes that lyse nonspecific cells called?
Definition
Natural Killer Cells
Term
Name the four signs of inflammation
Definition
redness, heat, pain, swelling
Term
What are the 2 major inflammatory chemicals?
Definition
histamine and kinins
Term
Physical trauma, intense heat, irritating chemicals and infection can all cause:
Definition
inflammation
Term
What do natural killer cells inject into a foreign cell to cause it to disintegrate:
Definition
perforin
Term
A group of 20 plasma proteins that can “fix” to certain foreign cells are called:
Definition
complement
Term
A virus invaded cell secretes small proteins called ________ to save those around it.
Definition
interferons
Term
Fever is initiated when chemicals called ________________ are released by WBC’s
Definition
pyrogens
Term
What 2 elements do bacteria require to multiply?
Definition
iron & zinc
Term
What are the 3 major characteristics of the specific defense system?
Definition
antigen specific, systemic, and memory
Term
What do you call any substance capable of exciting our immune system?
Definition
an antigen
Term
Cells our body takes inventory of and considers normal to the body are called:
Definition
self
Term
Small molecules called ___________ sometimes attach to “self” cells & cause allergies
Definition
hapten
Term
Where are lymphocytes made?
Definition
red bone marrow
Term
Where do T-cells become immunocompetent
Definition
thymus
Term
Where do B-cells become immunocompetent
Definition
bone marrow
Term
What is the term that means capable of responding to a specific antigen & binding?
Definition
immunocompetent
Term
Macrophages arise from _______________ in the bone marrow
Definition
monocytes
Term
Antibody mediated response is also called:
Definition
humoral immune response
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A B-cell that is fully mature creates a family of identical cells called:
Definition
clones
Term
Most clones become _______________ cells
Definition
plasma
Term
Which response is faster? A primary humoral response or a secondary one?
Definition
secondary
Term
Some B-cells will become ____________ cells that run the secondary responses.
Definition
memory
Term
Is a vaccine considered active or passive immunity?
Definition
active
Term
Plasma cells make what type of proteins that inactivate antigens?
Definition
antibodies
Term
Clumping is a part of what two antibody responses?
Definition
agglunation and precipitation
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Cell-mediated response is also called:
Definition
cellular immune response
Term
Which T-cell gives the “kiss of death”?
Definition
cytotoxic killer cells
Term
Antigens need to be “_____________” to a B-cell by a macrophage to start the process.
Definition
presented
Term
What are the “directors or managers” of the immune system?
Definition
helper T-cells
Term
What type of T-cell winds down the immune response?
Definition
suppressor T-cells
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anemia
Definition
decrease in oxygen carrying ability of blood
Term
sickle-cell anemia
Definition
RBCs are deformed. they become spiky and sickle-shaped when there is a decrease of oxygen in the blood
Term
hemophilia
Definition
any of several hereditary bleeding disorders. due to the lack of clotting factors
Term
infectious mononucleosis & leukemia
Definition
excessive production of abnormal WBCs
Term
thrombus
Definition
persistent clot in an unbroken vessel
Term
embolus
Definition
clot breaks off and floats
Term
pericarditis
Definition
inflammation of the pericardium. often due to decrease of serous fluid. this causes the layers to stick together
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