5 Written Questions

1. They have a biconcave disc shape that provides them with increased surface area and the ability to be flexible as they move through small vessels
2. This enzyme catalyzes the formation and disassociation of carbonic acid
3. Arterioles, capillaries
4. The largest artery in the body, running along the dorsal wall of the body next to the inferior vena cava
5. One loop in blood flow; moves blood from the heart throughout the body and back to the heart

5 Matching Questions

1. Monocytes
2. Rh factor
3. Agglutination
4. What does the SA node do?
5. The movement of blood in venules and veins is facilitated by what?

1. a It sends electrical impulses through the two atria, causing them to contract
2. b Clumping of the blood that occurs if a transfusion of blood occurs with incompatible blood types
3. c Smooth muscles that contract to push the blood along and by valves that close to prevent the backflow of blood
4. d Another red blood cell antigen
5. e Mature into macrophages; these perform phagocytosis

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. It arrives at the AV node and then is spread through the bundle of His and through Purkinje fibers in the walls of the ventricles, causing ventricular contraction
   1. What are the two categories for white blood cells?
   2. What is the hematocrit value of blood?
   3. What are the three types of granulocytes?
   4. Where does the impulse arrive, and where does it go?
2. It also contains nutrients, cellular waste products, respiratory gases, ions, hormones, and proteins
   1. What three things does blood consist of?
   2. What does the SA node do?
   3. What other things is plasma made of?
   4. What do the pulmonary arteries do?
3. Comes from the head and neck
   1. Arteries
   2. Superior vena cava
   3. Inferior vena cava
   4. Systemic circuit
4. Used to perform phagocytosis
   1. Neutrophils
   2. Arteries
   3. Eosinophils
   4. Atrium
5. A fluid-filled sac that surrounds the entire heart
   1. Eosinophils
   2. Pericardium
   3. Ventricle
   4. Arteries

5 True/False Questions

1. Arteries → Large blood vessels leaving the heart; have thick walls and are very elastic to accommodate blood pressure

   True        False

2. The aorta splits into what? → The capillaries merge into a venule, which carries the deoxygenated blood back toward the heart

   True        False

3. Thrombocytes → Mature into macrophages; these perform phagocytosis

   True        False

4. How does the newly oxygenated blood now move back toward the left side via what? → The pulmonary veins

   True        False

5. Diastolic pressure → The lower value and is a measurement of pressure on the arteries during ventricular relaxation

   True        False