HEART
What type of muscle is found in the heart?
Cardiac
Which type of vessel has valves?
Veins
Which part of blood is responsible for maintaining the pH?
Plasma
Virus and bacteria are examples of __________.
Pathogens
Which part of the blood contains antigens & antibodies respectively?
RBCs, plasma
What unit is used to measure heart rate?
Beats per minute (bpm)
Which type of vessel carries blood away from the heart?
Artery
What is the role of leucocytes?
Fight infections
Where are lymph nodes located?
Neck, armpit, groin
What is the name of the blood that has Rh antigens only?
O+
Name the four chambers of the heart
Left/right atrium/ventricle
What is the size of a capillary?
One cell wide
Which type of blood cell carries oxygen (fancy name)?
Erythrocyte
What is the role of a lymphocyte?
Make antibodies
What blood type is the universal recipient? Why?
AB+, no antibodies
Which vessel receives blood from the right ventricle?
Pulmonary artery
What is the function of capillaries in your BODY TISSUE?
Release O2 pick up CO2
Give another name for platelets and state their function
Thrombocytes, blood clotting
Why do we recover from an illness faster the second time?
Which blood types can donate to B+?
B+, B-, O+, O-
Which vessels deliver blood to the right atrium
superior/inferior vena cavas
Name all the veins and arteries attached to the heart (5)
Arteries: aorta, pulmonary artery
Veins: superior vena cava, inferior vena cava, pulmonary vein
What is the name of the pigment that makes RBCs red?
Hemoglobin
Name three things that can happen to an invader after being attacked by antibodies
Destroy, immobilize, phagocytosis
What blood types can receive A- blood?
A-, A+, AB-, AB+