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Hemostasis:
The process by which the body stops blood loss.
Which immunity do you have when you’re born?
Innate immunity
Are white blood cells or red blood cells more common?
Red blood cells
Where does the blood from the heart go to get oxygen from?
Lungs
Name the four types of blood that humans have
A,B,AB, and O
Edema:
Buildup of excess in interstitial fluid in the tissues which leads to swelling.
The mitosis produces two types of blood cell cells. What are they?
Plasma B cells and memory B cells
True or false. thrombocytes are considered cells
False
What’s the beginning of the blood flow called?
Superior and inferior vena cava
How many oxygen molecules can a single hemoglobin molecule carry?
Up to four
Lymph:
Watery liquid formed from interstitial fluid and found in lymph vessels.
Which immunity is specific immunity and which one is nonspecific immunity?
Specific immunity is acquired and nonspecific immunity is innate
What’s erythrocytes?
Red blood cells that carry the oxygen in blood
If you could take blood from an atrium, how could you tell if the blood is from the right or left atrium
See if it’s oxygenated
What’s the three basic functions of the lymphatic system?
Fluid balance, fat, absorption, and immunological defense
Antigen:
protein or other molecule that triggers the production of an antibody.
Definition of pyrogens
chemicals that promote fever by acting on the hypothalamus
What’s Leukocytes?
White blood cells that perform defensive functions in blood
Which valve separates the left atrium and left ventricle?
The mitral valve
which carries more lymph in afferent lymph vessel or an efferent lymph vessel, assume that they are both connected to the same lymph node.
Efferent vessel
What’s the difference between veins and arteries?
Veins are blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart and arteries carry blood away from the heart
Where does compliments come from? What do they do?
The liver makes them and puts them into the blood and they break open bacteria
Hemoglobin is composed of four protein chains. What are they called?
Globins
Name the four chambers of the heart
Right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, and left ventricle
What percentage of blood is composed of water?
About 50%