CFT Course Unit 2

Ocurring without the use of oxygen

Ocurring with the use of oxygen, or requirring oxygen

The number of times the heart beats in one minute: 72 beats per minute for the average adult.

The fluid portion of blood.

Blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a bioconcave dis that has no nucleus. Red blood cell

Cell whose primary function is to combat infection

Cytoplasmic body found in the blood plasma that functions to promote blood clotting

All of the chemical processes that take place in the body that are necassary for the maintenance of life.

System consisting of glands and tissues that release hormones. It works with the nervous system in regulating metabolic activity.

A hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that affects skeletal growth rate and bodily weight gain.