Chapter 36

All vertebrates have _______. a. a closed circulatory system b. a two-chambered heart c. hemolymph d. all of the above

In ______ blood flows through two completely separate circuits. a. birds b. mammals c. fish d. both a and b

The ________ circuit carries blood to and from lungs. a. systemic b. pulmonary

The plasma protein albumin is made by ______ a. white blood cells b. red blood cells c. the heart d. the liver

Platelets function in ________. a. oxygen transport b. blood clotting c. thermal regulation d. both a and b

Most oxygen in blood is transported a. in red blood cells b. in white blood cells c. bound to hemoglobin d. both a and \(c\)

Blood flows directly from the left atrium to ________. a. the aorta b. the left ventricle c. the right atrium d. the pulmonary arteries

Contraction of ________ drives the flow of blood through the aorta and pulmonary arteries. a. atria b. ventricles

Blood pressure is highest in the _______ and lowest in the ______. a. arteries; veins b. arterioles; venules c. veins; arteries d. capillaries; arterioles

At rest, the largest volume of blood is in _______. a. arteries b. capillaries c. veins d. arterioles

Which of the following has the thickest wall? a. left atrium b. left ventricle c. right atrium d. right ventricle

Lymph nodes filter ________. a. blood b. lymph c. plasma d. all of the above

Which artery carries oxygen-poor blood?

Match the terms with their definition. _______ anemia _______ hypertension _______ thrombus _______ hemophilia _______ stroke _______ atrial fibrillation ______ leukemia a. clot that stays in place b. impaired clotting c. cancer of bone marrow d. too few red cells e. high blood pressure f. interrupted blood flow in brain g. heart quivers

Match the terms with their definition. ______ bone marrow ______ spleen _____ fibrinogen _____ HDL ______ SA node _____ erythropoietin _____ aorta a. lymphoid organ in abdomen b. cardiac pacemaker c. stimulates red cell production d. largest artery e. a clotting factor f. source of all blood cells g. delivers cholesterol to the liver for use in bile