(2) Reticuloendothelial and Cardiovascular System

Question 1

What is a specialized fluid that is mainly for transporting oxygen, nutrients, and waste products throughout the body?

Answer 1

Blood

Question 2

Blood mainly consists of ____, about ___% of it.

Answer 2

plasma, 55%

Question 3

What are the 4 components of blood?

Answer 3

plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets

Question 4

Which component of blood transports nutrients, hormones, and waste?

Answer 4

Plasma

Question 5

Which component transports oxygen via hemoglobin?

Answer 5

Red Blood Cells (RBCs)

Question 6

What component is the immune defense?

Answer 6

White Blood Cells (WBCs)

Question 7

What are the functions of blood?

Answer 7

transport of gases, nutrients, and hormones
regulation of body temperature and pH
protection against infections
clot formation to prevent blood loss

Question 8

What is the process of blood cell formation in the bone marrow?

Answer 8

Hematopoiesis

Question 9

What are the two lineages?

Answer 9

Myeloid and Lymphoid

Question 10

___ ___ includes RBCs, platelets, and most of the ___ ___ ___.

Answer 10

Myeloid Lineage, white blood cells (WBCs)

Question 11

____ ____ includes B and T lymphocytes.

Answer 11

Lymphoid Lineage

Question 12

What are the three regulators in hematopoiesis?

Answer 12

Erythropoietin (RBCs)
Thrombopoietin (Platelets)
Colony-Stimulating Factors (WBCs)

Question 13

What is the clotting process?

Answer 13

Hemostasis

Question 14

___ ____ forms a platelet plug via ____ ___ ___.

Answer 14

Primary Hemostasis, von Willebrand Factor (vWF)

Question 15

Which hemostasis is the coagulation cascade?

Answer 15

Secondary Hemostasis

Question 16

What are the pathways under secondary hemostasis?

Answer 16

Extrinsic Pathway, Intrinsic Pathway, Common Pathway