(StraighterLine A&P II) Questions
& 100% Correct Answers
How long does it take for a drop of blood to circulate through the entire system? - correct
answer ✔✔20-60 seconds
Viscosity of Blood? - correct answer ✔✔twice as thick as water
What is the composition of Blood - correct answer ✔✔55% plasma, 45% formed elements,
What are the fucntions of blood? - correct answer ✔✔-Moves regulatory and processed
molecules, gasses, waste, and nutrients
-Regulats pH and osmosis process
-Maintain body temperature
-Protect against foreign substances
-Assist in clotting
What is the composition of plasma? - correct answer ✔✔91% water
7% proteins
2% other solutes
What proteins are found in blood plasma? - correct answer ✔✔albumin, globulins, fibrinogen
, What solutes are found in blood plasma? - correct answer ✔✔Ions, nutrients, waste products,
gasses, regulatory substances
What are two blood disorders - correct answer ✔✔Anemia and sickle-cell disease
What is sickle-cell disease? - correct answer ✔✔an abnormal red blood cell that has a crescent
shape and an abnormal form of hemoglobin
What is anemia? - correct answer ✔✔a decrease in the oxygen-carrying ability of the blood
How much blood does the heart pump per minute? - correct answer ✔✔~5 1/4 Quarts per
minute
What are action potentials? - correct answer ✔✔Sequence of electrical changes when a nerve
membrane receives a stimulus that exceeds a threshold
What is depolarization? - correct answer ✔✔Loss of an electrical charge on the surface of a
membrane
What is Repolarization? - correct answer ✔✔Gain of electrical charge on the surface of a
membrane
What are the functions of the heart? - correct answer ✔✔generating blood pressure, routing
blood, ensuring one-way blood flow, regulating blood supply
What are the two divisions of the heart? - correct answer ✔✔Pulmonary Circuit and Systemic
Circuit