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Are the most numerous phagocytes:

Neutrophils

Detoxify foreign proteins, especially from parasites, and phagocytize antigen-antibody complexes:

Eosinophils

Release histamine and leukotrienes as part of inflammation:

Basophils

Become macrophages, the most efficient phagocytes, and also contribute to removal of damaged tissue:

Monocyte

Three types of lymphocytes:

-Natural killer cells


-T cells


-B cells

Produce chemicals that destroy the cell membranes of pathogens:

Natural killer cells

Help recognize foreign antigens, produce chemicals that can destroy those antigens, or become memory cells for a specific antigen:

T cells

Become plasma cells that produce antibodies or become memory cells for a particular foreign antigen:

B cells

Are fragments of large RBM cells called megakaryocytes and help prevent excessive blood loss in several ways:

Platelets (thrombocytes)

The heart is located in the:

Mediastinum

The superior and inferior vena caval veins return blood from the body to the:

Right atrium

The pulmonary veins return blood from the body to the:

Left atrium

The right ventricle pumps blood into the _________ artery to the lungs.

pulmonary

The left ventricle pumps blood to the _____ to the body.

aorta

The right side of the heart receives ____________ blood from the body and pumps it to the lungs.

deoxygenated

The left side of the heart receives __________ blood from the lungs and pumps it to the body.

oxygenated

Amount of blood pumped by a ventricle in one beat:

Stroke volume

Stroke volume × Heart rate:



(At average resting, is about 5 liters per minute.)

Cardiac output

Carry blood from the heart to capillaries:

-Arterioles


-Arteries

Carry blood from capillaries to the heart:

-Venules


-Veins

Capillaries are made of:

Simple squamous epithelium

________ circulation begins at the left ventricle and ends at the right atrium.

Systemic

_________ circulation begins at the right ventricle and ends at the left atrium.

Pulmonary

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

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

The amount of blood the returns to the heart:

Venous return

Epinephrine and norepinephrine both cause vasoconstriction which:

Raises BP

Are the smallest and thinnest of the blood vessels in the body and also the most common:

Capillaries

The average human body contains about _ to _ liters of blood.

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