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Week 13
Week 13 Study Stack
Question | Answer |
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What are the three major body fluids? | Plasma, interstitial fluid and intracellular fluid |
What are the three main kinds of compounds that proteins in blood plasma consist of? | Albumins, globulins, and clotting proteins - mainly fibrinogen |
Define hematopoiesis. | The formation of new blood cells. |
How many liters of blood does a healthy, adult, human male contain? Female? | Male: 5 - 6 liters Female: 4 - 5 liters |
What is the life span of a RBCs circulating in the blood stream? | 105 - 120 days |
How are blood types named? | According to the antigens present (agglutinogens) on RBC membranes |
Describe the endocardium | A delicate lining of the interior of the myocardial wall |
Define metarteriole | The term used to describe the short connecting vessel that connects a true arteriole with the proximal end of be-tween 20 and 100 capillaries and then extends through the capillary bed |
What are the additional blood vessels in the fetus that carry the fetal blood into close approximation with the maternal blood and return it to the fetal body | Two umbilical arteries, the umbilical vein, and the ductus venosus. |
What are varicose veins? | enlarged veins in which blood tends to pool rather than continue on toward the heart. |