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Exercise D

The document discusses the circulatory system and its components. It addresses the role of the heart, types of blood vessels, structure of arteries and veins, capillaries, blood cell formation, platelets, and importance of lymph nodes. Questions cover the heart, blood vessels that carry blood away from and toward the heart, examples of large arteries, differences between artery and vein structure, vasa vasorum, differences between blood and lymph capillaries, erythrocyte formation, white blood cell function and origin, platelet structure and formation, and importance of lymph passing through lymph nodes.

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Exercise D

The document discusses the circulatory system and its components. It addresses the role of the heart, types of blood vessels, structure of arteries and veins, capillaries, blood cell formation, platelets, and importance of lymph nodes. Questions cover the heart, blood vessels that carry blood away from and toward the heart, examples of large arteries, differences between artery and vein structure, vasa vasorum, differences between blood and lymph capillaries, erythrocyte formation, white blood cell function and origin, platelet structure and formation, and importance of lymph passing through lymph nodes.

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EXERCISE D

TOPIC: CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

1. a. What is the role of the heart in the circulatory system?


b. Describe the histological structure of heart wall.

2. Mention the serial kinds of blood vessels that conduct blood away from the heart and
that conduct blood back to the heart.

3. Mention an example of large artery. Why does the large artery named also the elastic
artery? Explain it in relation with its structure and function.

4. Explain the general differences of histological structure between the artery and the vein.

5. What is the vasa vasorum? What is the kind of blood vessel containing greater
abundance of vasa vasorum? Why?

6. Explain the differences histological structure and function between blood capillary and
lymph capillary.

7. Explain the hemopoiesis of erythrocyte in the adult human being.

8. Explain the function and the formation place of each white blood cell.

9. a. Describe the structure and function of platelet (thrombocyte)


b. Explain the platelet development (thrombopoiesis)

10. In the passages to the heart, the lymph must be passed through the lymph nodes.
Explain the importance of this phenomenon.

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