Animations: The Cardiovascular System
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1. List the steps for red blood cell (erythrocyte) production
2. Platelets are formed when
.
3. Leukopoiesis is the
.
4. The myeloid cell line gives rise to
.
5. The lymphoid cell line produces
.
6. Eosinophilic myelocytes differentiate into
.
7. Basophilic myelocytes differentiate into
8. Neutrophilic myelocytes develop into
9. Monocytes are derived from
10. Lymphocytes are derived from
.
.
.
.
11. The two types of lymphocytes that develop are
.
Hemoglobin Breakdown
After viewing the animation, answer these questions.
1. What happens to the hemoglobin released by the rupture of old red blood cells?
2. The globin chains
.
3. What is released from the heme?
4. The remaining structure of the heme goes through a two-step process, being converted
to the following two products sequentially
.
5. What plasma protein transports the iron?
6. Where is iron transported for storage (two locations)?
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Animations: The Cardiovascular System
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7. Where is iron transported to make new hemoglobin?
8. What plasma protein transports free bilirubin?
9. Where is it transported?
10. Liver cells make
11.
convert
, excreted as part of
into
into the
, which contribute to the
.
.
12. Some of the
are absorbed into the blood and excreted from the
. (This product is urochrome, which gives urine its yellow color.)
in the
Reference
Broyles, R. B. (2012). Workbook to accompany anatomy & physiology revealed version 3.0. New
York, NY: McGraw-Hill. Adapted with permission.
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