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Are the most numerous phagocytes: |
Neutrophils |
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Detoxify foreign proteins, especially from parasites, and phagocytize antigen-antibody complexes: |
Eosinophils |
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Release histamine and leukotrienes as part of inflammation: |
Basophils |
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Become macrophages, the most efficient phagocytes, and also contribute to removal of damaged tissue: |
Monocyte |
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Three types of lymphocytes: |
-Natural killer cells -T cells -B cells |
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Produce chemicals that destroy the cell membranes of pathogens: |
Natural killer cells |
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Help recognize foreign antigens, produce chemicals that can destroy those antigens, or become memory cells for a specific antigen: |
T cells |
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Become plasma cells that produce antibodies or become memory cells for a particular foreign antigen: |
B cells |
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Are fragments of large RBM cells called megakaryocytes and help prevent excessive blood loss in several ways: |
Platelets (thrombocytes) |
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The heart is located in the: |
Mediastinum |
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The superior and inferior vena caval veins return blood from the body to the: |
Right atrium |
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The pulmonary veins return blood from the body to the: |
Left atrium |
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The right ventricle pumps blood into the _________ artery to the lungs. |
pulmonary |
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The left ventricle pumps blood to the _____ to the body. |
aorta |
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The right side of the heart receives ____________ blood from the body and pumps it to the lungs. |
deoxygenated |
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The left side of the heart receives __________ blood from the lungs and pumps it to the body. |
oxygenated |
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Amount of blood pumped by a ventricle in one beat: |
Stroke volume |
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Stroke volume × Heart rate: (At average resting, is about 5 liters per minute.) |
Cardiac output |
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Carry blood from the heart to capillaries: |
-Arterioles -Arteries |
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Carry blood from capillaries to the heart: |
-Venules -Veins |
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Capillaries are made of: |
Simple squamous epithelium |
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________ circulation begins at the left ventricle and ends at the right atrium. |
Systemic |
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_________ circulation begins at the right ventricle and ends at the left atrium. |
Pulmonary |
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Is the portion of the cardiovascular system which carries deoxygenated blood away from the heart, to the lungs, and returns oxygenated (oxygen-rich) blood back to the heart: |
Pulmonary circulation |
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Is the part of the cardiovascular system which carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body, and returns deoxygenated blood back to the heart: |
Systemic circulation |
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The amount of blood the returns to the heart: |
Venous return |
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Epinephrine and norepinephrine both cause vasoconstriction which: |
Raises BP |
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Are the smallest and thinnest of the blood vessels in the body and also the most common: |
Capillaries |
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The average human body contains about _ to _ liters of blood. |
4 - 5 |