Exam 11: The Cardiovascular System

The lymph tissues found within the walls of the small intestine are called ________.

Match the following: -Superior and inferior vena cava are classified as these types of vessels

Which one of the following is NOT one of the antibody classes?

Identify the five major parts of the intrinsic conduction system of the heart in their normal order, beginning with the pacemaker.

The average heart beats approximately 75 times each minute at rest.

The portion of the aorta in the abdominopelvic cavity is known as the thoracic aorta.

Which one of the following represents the correct path for the transmission of an impulse in the intrinsic conduction system of the heart?

A tropical disease that results when parasitic worms clog the lymphatic vessels is called ________.

What is the best graft to have so as to avoid rejection of a transplanted tissue?

The sinoatrial (SA) node is the pacemaker of the intrinsic conduction system of the heart.

The first heart sound, "lub," is caused by the closure of the ________ valves.

The thymus is most active during ________.

Which lymphatic organ's major job is to destroy worn-out red blood cells and return some of the products to the liver?

What type of T cell releases cytokines to indirectly rid the body of antigens?

The volume of blood pumped out by each ventricle with each beat of the heart is called the ________.

Explain the role of valves in heart functioning.

Systemic (body-wide) acute allergic response caused by allergens that directly enter the blood, as with certain bee stings or spider bites, is called ________.

The role of the ________ is to trap and remove bacteria or other foreign pathogens entering the throat.

Arteries branch into smaller vessels known as arterioles.

Lymph fluid and some plasma proteins originate (escape) from the ________.