Cardio Review

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Which component of blood carries oxygen?

Buffy coat (WBC/platelets)

Hematocrit (RBC)

Plasma

Hemoglobin (correct)

What is the function of neutrophils in the blood?

Alarm cells

Produce antibodies

Attack eukaryote cells

Phagocytes (correct)

Which component of blood is responsible for clotting?

Eosinophils

Globulins

Albumin

Fibrinogen (correct)

What is the role of platelets in the response to vascular damage?

Clotting Signup and view all the answers

What happens when a blood vessel is damaged?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is the shape of sickle cells?

Crescent Signup and view all the answers

Which component of blood is responsible for immune support?

Buffy coat (WBC/platelets) Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of lymphocytes in the blood?

Produce antibodies Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of macrophages in the blood?

Phagocytes Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of arachidonic acid in the response to vascular damage?

Inflammation Signup and view all the answers

Which pathway is activated by damage within the tissue?

Intrinsic pathway Signup and view all the answers

Which pathway is activated outside the vessel?

Extrinsic pathway Signup and view all the answers

What protein converts fibrinogen into fibrin?

Thrombin Signup and view all the answers

What protein breaks down fibrin?

Plasmin Signup and view all the answers

Which type of anti-inflammatory drug blocks all the pathways?

SAIDs Signup and view all the answers

Which type of anti-inflammatory drug blocks part of the pathways?

NSAIDs Signup and view all the answers

Which type of blood vessel carries blood to the heart?

Veins Signup and view all the answers

Which type of blood vessel carries blood from the heart?

Arteries Signup and view all the answers

Which chamber of the heart contracts first during the cardiac cycle?

Atria Signup and view all the answers

Which chamber of the heart contracts second during the cardiac cycle?

Ventricles Signup and view all the answers

Which type of blood vessel has low pressure and high capacity?

Veins Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of precapillary sphincters?

Regulate local blood flow Signup and view all the answers

Which type of capillaries have larger holes for more transported items?

Fenestrated capillaries Signup and view all the answers

What is the main pressure that drives osmosis in capillaries?

Osmotic pressure Signup and view all the answers

What is the net flow of fluid at the arterial end of capillaries?

Fluid going out Signup and view all the answers

What happens to venous pressure as you go down the vessels?

It decreases Signup and view all the answers

What regulates the opening and closing of precapillary sphincters?

Oxygen levels Signup and view all the answers

What is the main factor that determines blood flow in vessels?

Change in pressure Signup and view all the answers

What happens to blood flow when a vessel is more constricted?

It decreases Signup and view all the answers

What can occur if coronary blood flow is blocked?

Myocardial infarction Signup and view all the answers

Which chamber of the heart receives de-oxygenated blood from the body?

Right Atria Signup and view all the answers

Which valve separates the right atria from the right ventricle?

Right AV Valve Signup and view all the answers

Which blood vessel carries de-oxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs?

Pulmonary Artery Signup and view all the answers

What type of blood vessel carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atria?

Pulmonary Vein Signup and view all the answers