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Circulatory & Lymph System / Chapter 19

Cardiovascular system
Another term for circulatory system
Prefix meaning heart
Prefix meaning vessels
Blood, Blood vessels, heart
Anatomy of the Circulatory System?
Physiology of Circulatory System
transportation highway fro nutrients, gases, waste removal, hormones and heat exchange; battle grounds for white blood cells and pathogens; clotting mechanisms to prevent loss of fluids
Liquid connective tissue
What type of tissue is blood?
7.2 is neutral
Alkaline pH of blood is?
Viscous fluid
Thick fluid
# of liters of blood for a man?
# of liters of blood for a woman
Oxygen concentration
What does the color of blood depoend on?
Plasma and Blood cells
What are the two things is blood made up of?
Blood Plasma
55% of blood is this. This is made up of 90% water and 10% solutes.
Bone Marrow
Where are blood cells produced?
What percent of blood is blood cells?
Red, White and Platelets
What are the three types of blood cells
Carry O2 and CO2
What is the function of RBCs?
immune protection or soldiers
What is the function of WBCs?
clotting mechanisms
What is the function of platlets?
cells that play a key role in clotting, called platelets
an iron based protein located on RBCs that loves O2 and CO2 and assists in transport
Prefix meaning blood
Suffix meaning protein
epithelial, connective and smooth muscle
What three tissues are the blood vessels made from?
These carry blood away from the heart, have thicker and stronger walls, have the highest BP
These carry blood to the heart, have lower BP and possess periodic valves to prevent back flow.
These are one layer thick epithelium, have diffusion and exchange potential, are the functional unit of the system.
arteries, arterioles, arterial capillaries, venous capillaries, venuoles, veins
list the blood vessels and where the blood travels away from the heart and back to the heart
epithelial, connective, cardiac muscle
What are the tissue of the heart
a muscular pump made up of cardiac muscle
Hypothalamus and medulla oblongata
What portions of the nervous system control the heart?
Which parts of the heart are receivers?
Which parts of the heart are deliverers?
Right atrium
This part of the heart receives blood from the body
Left Atrium
This part of the heart receives blood from the lungs
Right ventricle
This part of the heart pumps blood to the lungs
Left Ventricle
This part of the heart pumps blood to the body
The Endocardium, the inner most layer of the heart, made up of what type of tissue?
Endocardium, Myocardium, epicardium, pericardium
What are the four tissue layers of the heart (from the innermost to the outermost)?
This layer of the heart is the inner covering, continuous with lining of blood vessels.
This layer of the heart is the heart's muscle, cardiac muscle, and is highly vascular
This layer of the heart is vascular serous membrane
This layer of the heart is made up of two layers, the outer layer is tough fibrous cconnective tissue, the inner double layer is with serous fluid between keeps lubrication and prevents friction.
Prefix meaning Muscle
deviation from normal heart rate, abnormal, irregular
slow heart rate
fast heart rate
opening of the blood vessels
constricting of blood vessels
increase in blood flow to an area
lack of blood flow to an area
Lymph glands, organs, fluid, vessels, Lymphnodes, and Lymphocytes
What is the anatomy of the Lyphatic System?
Lymph nodes
part of the lymphatic system that has the only function of filtering lymph
Lymph fluid
part of the lymph system that is the blood MINUS blood cells
part of the lymph systems that are specialized WBCs
suffix meaning cells
Physiology of the Lymphatic System
Drainage, prevents swelling; immunity against disease, T cells and B cells, secondary function:absorption of certain vitamins a, d, e, k
Toward the subclavian vein
What is the direction the Lypmph fluid flows?
Venous Blood Stream
Where does the subclavian vein dump in to?
Spleen, Thymus gland, Bone marrow, Lymph nodes
What are the organs of the Lymphatic system (4)?
This organ destroys old blood cells and pathogens. Has a substantial blood flow
Thymus gland
This organ receive immature T Cells, matures then, inactive with age.
Bone marrow
This organ produces lymphocytes, mature B Cells
Lymph nodes
This organ is the only place where lypmh is filtered
White blood cells that hang out in the lymph syste and fight off pathogens.