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Blood is made up of what two things?
Plasma and Formed Elements
TERM 2
Name the three types of formed elements
DEFINITION 2
Erythrocytes - Red blood cells,Leukocytes - White blood
cells,Thrombocytes OR Platelets
TERM 3
Systematic Circuit does what, Purpose?
DEFINITION 3
Blood flows from the heart to the tissues, then back to the
heart.Purpose: Deoxygenates the blood as 02 is emptied into
the tissues
TERM 4
Pulmonary Circuit does what? Purpose?
DEFINITION 4
Blood flows from the heart to lungs, then back to the heart.
Purpose: Oxygenate the blood.
TERM 5
Deoxygenated Blood
DEFINITION 5
Blood that is poor in oxygen and high in CO2Blood entering
and leaving the right side of the heart
Oxygenated Blood
Blood that is rich in oxygenBlood entering and leaving the left
side of the heart
TERM 7
Artery
DEFINITION 7
Smaller in diameter, vessel wall is thickTake blood away from
the heartUsually carry oxygenated blood, with the Pulmonary
Arteries being the only exception
TERM 8
Vein
DEFINITION 8
Larger in diameter, vessel wall is thinReturn blood to the
heartUsually carry deoxygenated bood, with the Pulmonary
Veins being the only exception
TERM 9
Capillaries
DEFINITION 9
Site of exchange between blood and tissues (wastes, O2,
CO2, water, ions, nutrients)
TERM 10
Oxygenated blood travels from...
DEFINITION 10
The lungs through the arteries and then into the arterioles
(small ateries) and then into capilaries where gas exchange
takes place, making it deoxygenated.
Take blood to the heart
Vein
TERM 17
Deoxygenated blood enters what side of the
heart?
DEFINITION 17
Right side
