Exam 11: The Cardiovascular System

The most important function of the thymus gland is to destroy worn-out red blood cells and return some of the products to the liver.

Match the following: -Venules drain these tiny beds of vessels

Match the following: -Heart chamber that contains the sinoatrial node

What inhibits viruses from entering and attacking healthy cells?

What anchors the flaps of the atrioventricular valves to the walls of the ventricles?

Match the following terms with the correct description: -Small protein that binds with receptors on healthy cells to promote protein synthesis and prevent viruses from binding

Veins draining the head and arms empty into the ________, which carries blood to the right atrium of the heart.

Which of the following is NOT a method or pathway of movement for substances traveling across a capillary wall?

The role of the spleen in the lymphatic system is to provide a site for lymphocyte proliferation and immune surveillance.

During mid-to-late diastole, blood flows from the atria to the ________.

Contrast the primary humoral response with the secondary humoral response.

Match the following: -The aorta is classified as one of these vessels

Active immunity to tetanus, whooping cough, and polio can be artificially acquired when we receive ________.

Blood pressure is highest in the arteries and declines to zero or negative pressure in the vena cavae.

Branches of the common carotid arteries, known as the ________, travel through the neck into the skull through the temporal bone to supply the brain and cerebral arterial circle (circle of Willis) with blood.

Pulmonary circulation involves blood flow to and from the heart and the ________.

The heart is situated within the medial section of the thoracic cavity known as the ________.

The final disposal of cell debris as inflammation subsides is performed by neutrophils.

Chemotaxis is best described as ________.

Match the following terms with the correct description: -Chemical secreted by white blood cells and macrophages to raise the body's temperature