Cardiovascular System 2
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- develop when the valves of veins become weak.
- are due to varicose veins in the rectum.
- inflammation of a vein and can lead to a blood clot and possible death if the clot is dislodged and is carried to a pulmonary vessel.
- blood is separated into two main parts:
- large plasma protein that transports bilirubin
- are plasma proteins that transport lipoproteins.
- where are red blood cells made
- pigment in red blood cells used for oxygen transport
- contained in hemoglobin a complex iron- containing group that transports oxygen in the blood.
- life span of red blood cells
- reused by the red bone marrow where stem cells continually produce more red blood cells
- Lack of hemoglobin results in
- increase blood cell production when oxygen levels are low produced by kidneys
- another term for white blood cells
- two types of leukocytes
- An excessive number of white blood cells may indicate an infection called
- Red bone marrow produces large cells called
- Megakaryocytes fragment into
- an inherited clotting disorder due to a deficiency in a clotting factor.
- capable of dividing into new cells ew cells that differentiate into particular cell types.
- this word means able to continually give rise to particular types of blood cells.
- water moves out of the blood due to the force of
- water moves into the blood due to
- Substances that leave the blood contribute to the fluid between the body’s cells called
- Excess tissue fluid is returned to the blood stream as
- lymph is found in the
- leading cause of death in Western countries.
- is due to a build-up of fatty material mainly cholesterol, under the inner lining of arteries.
- The plaque can cause a blood clot to form. another term for blood clot is
- The thrombus can dislodge as an embolus and lead to