Circulatory System and Lymphatic

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The circulatory system has 2 sections	1.) Blood Circulatory and 2.) Lymphatic system
The system is made of	1.) Blood 2.) Blood Vessels 3.) Heart
The Role of the blood circulatory system	Transports oxygen & nutrients to the cells; Pick up metabolic waste and carbon dioxyde (CO2) ; Transports the hormones to different organs.
how can extracellular fluid or interstitial fluid be defined?	body fluid that is not contained in cells. It is found in blood, in lymph, in body cavities lined with serous (moisture-exuding) membrane, in the cavities and channels of the brain and spinal cord, and in muscular and other body tissues.
What is Edema?	Excess of plasma fluid in the tissue
Name 2 contra-indication for lymphatic drainage	Pregnant People People with Extreme Cellulite People with Viruses
What carries the blood away from the heart?	Veins
Structure in the blood that give it its red color	White blood cells AKA Leucocytes
Substance that gives blood it's red color	Hemoglobin
Name given to any tube that carries blood	Blood Vessels
Straw colored Part of the blood that is made of mostly water	Plasma
Carries hemoglobin that binds to oxygen and picks up waste	Red Blood Cells
The smallest blood vessels	Capillaries
Pumping of the human organ	Heart
Part of the blood that helps a wound to stop bleeding	Platelets AKA Thrombocytes
White blood cells are also known as	Leucocytes
More than half of your blood is made of a liquid called ______ which makes up _____ % 2 Answers	Plasma 55%
What do Platelets do?	Prevents blood to bleed. Induces Blood Clots
Blood Vessels that carry blood FROM the heart to the body are called ____.	Arteries
Blood vessels that carry blood TO the heart from the body are called ___?	Veins
Name 3 substances that move from the blood into cells as the blood flows thru the capillaries	1.) Carbon Dioxide 2.) Oxygen 3.) Nutrients
The main artery of the body is called _____.	Aorta
Blood Ph level is ____.	PH 7.35 to 7.45
RBC transport what to the cells and heart?	Oxygen to the cells Carbon Dioxide to the heart
Define Hemo and Globulin	Hemo - the (iron and heam) pigment that gives blood the redness Globulin is the protein
What do WBC or Lymphocytes do?	Produce antibodies which are responsible for immune reactions
Besides fighting off toxins, viruses, tumorous cells, parasites, bacterias. What else does WBC do?	Defends the organism by Phagocytosis of by secreting antitoxins
What brings oxygenated blood to the cells?	Arteries arterioles and capillaries
What brings deoxygenated blood to the heart?	Veins Veinules Capillaries
Constant blood flow to the flow. How many pumps per minute?	60-100
Factors that influence blood circulation	Blood flow: amount of blood pumped into the blood circulation (normal = 5L/min) Resistance (of the arteries) Blood pressure: Pressure exerted by the blood on the internal walls of the arteries.
What are the causes of high blood pressure?	High blood pressure occurs when the heart works harder to force the blood out from the left ventricle and into the aorta. Caused by: Bad eating habits; Alcool; Cigarettes; Kidney malfunction; Hardening of the arteries (may be hereditary); Lack of elasticity of the arteries
What causes low blood pressure?	Heredity; Hormones; Choc
Inflammation of a vein caused by a blood clot	Phlebitis Looks like an inflamed dot under the skin due to the vein
Progressive destruction of tissues caused by blood stagnation (untreated varicose veins)	Varicose Ulcer
Broken blood capillary at the surface of the skin	Teleangiectasias
Redness that often accompanies couperose	Erythrosis
Star-shaped teleangiectasia	Stellar angioma
Made up of clusters of capillaries at the surface of the skin, forming a small round dome	Cherry angiomas
No waxing, no electricity, no deep massages for: 3 answers	Hemophiliacs; People who take anti-coagulants
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