biology
BIOS140 Blood Worksheet
Name: Joaquin Colon
Complete the chart below by filling in the blanks in the table with the missing information. (2 points each) The total worksheet is worth 20 points.
Organ, tissue or condition
What it does/Where it is found
Result
1
Heart
The heart pumps the blood, which carries all the vital materials which help our bodies function and removes the waste products that we do not need.
2
Cardiac cycle
The cardiac cycle is the cycle of events that occurs as the heart contracts. There are two phases of the cardiac cycle. In the diastole phase, the heart ventricles are relaxed and the heart fills with blood. In the systole phase, the ventricles contract and pump blood into the arteries.
3
Lymphocytes
Lymphocytes are the main white blood cells in the vertebrate system that is responsible for immunity. Their main function in the body is the production of antibodies that help to fight bacteria and other disease-carrying agents.
4.
The cardiovascular system
Transports wastes and hormones
5.
Anemia
Tissues do not get enough oxygen
6.
Heart attack
A heart attack occurs when blood flow to a part of your heart is blocked for a long enough time that part of the heart muscle is damaged or dies. The medical term for this is myocardial infarction.
7.
Leukemia
Is cancer of the blood cells.
8.
Capillaries
A capillary refers to the small blood vessel that is located within the tissue of the body that transports blood from arteries to the veins.
9.
Edema
Swelling caused by excess fluid trapped in your body's tissues
10.
Sickle Cell
Red blood cells become sticky, and sickle shaped, causing anemia
Name: Joaquin Colon
Complete the chart below by filling in the blanks in the table with the missing information. (2 points each) The total worksheet is worth 20 points.
Organ, tissue or condition
What it does/Where it is found
Result
1
Heart
The heart pumps the blood, which carries all the vital materials which help our bodies function and removes the waste products that we do not need.
2
Cardiac cycle
The cardiac cycle is the cycle of events that occurs as the heart contracts. There are two phases of the cardiac cycle. In the diastole phase, the heart ventricles are relaxed and the heart fills with blood. In the systole phase, the ventricles contract and pump blood into the arteries.
3
Lymphocytes
Lymphocytes are the main white blood cells in the vertebrate system that is responsible for immunity. Their main function in the body is the production of antibodies that help to fight bacteria and other disease-carrying agents.
4.
The cardiovascular system
Transports wastes and hormones
5.
Anemia
Tissues do not get enough oxygen
6.
Heart attack
A heart attack occurs when blood flow to a part of your heart is blocked for a long enough time that part of the heart muscle is damaged or dies. The medical term for this is myocardial infarction.
7.
Leukemia
Is cancer of the blood cells.
8.
Capillaries
A capillary refers to the small blood vessel that is located within the tissue of the body that transports blood from arteries to the veins.
9.
Edema
Swelling caused by excess fluid trapped in your body's tissues
10.
Sickle Cell
Red blood cells become sticky, and sickle shaped, causing anemia