EXERCISES, LESSON 10
REQUIREMENT. The following exercises are to be answered by completing the
incomplete statements.
After you have completed all the exercises, turn to "Solutions to Exercises" at the
end of the lesson, and check your answers.
1.
The three general components of any circulatory system are the v
,
c
s, and the motive
s.
2.
The primary circulatory system of the human body is the c
lar system.
It includes a
t,
d, and blood
s.
One function of the cardiovascular system is t
t. Some substances
carried by the cardiovascular system are d
ed or s
ed in the fluid portion
of the blood. Others are bound up in special cellular elements, the
s.
The cardiovascular system also provides p
n against foreign
substances. This function involves active attack by
e blood cells as well as other
processes of the immune system.
3.
Blood is the
e of the cardiovascular system. Thus, it is the component
which actually t
s substances.
4.
Making up about 55 percent of the total blood volume is
a. Its major
constituent is
r.
5.
The physical characteristics of water make it a very good
e. Since water
is fluid, it can
w through the conduits. Since it can dissolve many substances, it is
often called the "universal
." Water is essentially non-compressible. Also,
water has important t
e characteristics. Water has an ample
t-carrying
capacity. Water can dissipate great quantities of heat through e
n.
6.
Many substances are dissolved or suspended in the water of the plasma. These
substances include various g
s, end products of
n, various control
substances, and waste products. Also, there are three major plasma proteins--
min,
lins, and
gen. The tonicity of the plasma proteins and
dissolved salts are called e
s. In addition, fibrinogen is important to
ing.
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