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EXSC 224 Exam 3 Chapter 17 Questions with 100% Correct Answers BEGIN 17.1 - BEGIN 17.1 Blood performs a number of functions, all concerned in one way or another with what? - Transporting substances, regulating blood levels of particular substances, or protecting the body Transport functions o...

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BEGIN 17.1 - ✔✔BEGIN 17.1

Blood performs a number of functions, all concerned in one way or another

with what? - ✔✔Transporting substances, regulating blood levels of

particular substances, or protecting the body

Transport functions of blood - ✔✔- Delivering oxygen from the lungs and

nutrients from the digestive tract to all body cells

- Transporting metabolic waste products from cells to elimination sites (to

the lungs to eliminate carbon dioxide, and to the kidneys to dispose of

nitrogenous wastes in urine)

- Transporting hormones from the endocrine organs to their target organs

Regulatory functions of blood - ✔✔- Maintaining appropriate body

temperature by absorbing and distributing heat throughout the body and to

the skin surface to encourage heat loss

- Maintaining normal pH in body tissues. Many blood proteins and other

bloodborne solutes act as buffers to prevent excessive or abrupt changes

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, in blood pH that could jeopardize normal cell activities. Blood also acts as

the reservoir for the body's "alkaline reserve" of bicarbonate ions

- Maintaining adequate fluid volume in the circulatory system. As we will

see, blood proteins prevent excessive fluid loss from the bloodstream into

the tissue spaces. As a result, the fluid volume in the blood vessels

remains ample to support efficient blood circulation to all parts of the body

Protection functions of blood - ✔✔- Preventing blood loss. When a blood

vessel is damaged, platelets and plasma proteins initiate clot formation,

halting blood loss

- Preventing infection: Drifting along in blood are antibodies, complement

proteins, and leukocytes (white blood cells), all of which help defend the

body against foreign invaders such as bacteria and viruses

END 17.1 - ✔✔END 17.1

BEGIN 17.2 - ✔✔BEGIN 17.2

Blood is the only ____ tissue in the body - ✔✔Fluid

What type of tissue is blood? - ✔✔Connective

Components of blood - ✔✔Blood is a specialized connective tissue in

which living blood cells, called the formed elements, are suspended in a

nonliving fluid matrix called plasma


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