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cardiovascular
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is the purpose of the circulatory system? | to deliver blood to the body |
| what shape are blood vessels? | hollow tubes |
| why is that a good shape to use in the circulatory system? | so cells can fit through them |
| what happens to the speed of blood as it travels through smaller vessels? | slows down |
| which blood vessels are the smallest? | capillaries |
| vessels that move away from the heart are called... | artery |
| the largest of these is the... | aorta |
| vessels that move TOWARD the heart are called... | veins |
| on which side of the heart is oxygen-poor? | left |
| on which side of the heart is oxygen-rich? | right |
| what is the artery that goes from the right ventricle to the lungs? | pulmonary artery |
| what is the vein that goes from the lungs to the left atrium? | pulmonary vein |
| what are the 2 things carried to the cells by the blood? | oxygen and nutrients |
| what are the 2 things carried away from the cells by the blood? | carbon dioxide and other wastes |
| which has thicker walls? ( atriums or ventricles ) | ventricles |
| what is the power behind the circulatory system? | heart |
| the circulatory system supplies the body with defenses against what? | bacteria and uiarses |
| these chambers of the heart receive or collect. | atria |
| these chambers of the heart pump or send. | ventricles |
| what are the three types of cylinders in the circulatory system? | 1. artery 2. capillary 3. vein |
| what is pulse? | when your valves open and close |
| capillaries are thin-walled blood vessels that connect _____________ to _____________ | 1. artery 2. vein |
| describe the path of blood through the body. | it goes from the body to the heart to the lungs back to the heart and back to your body |
| cardiovascular system | a collection of organs that transport blood throughout the body |
| artery | a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart |
| capillary | a tiny blood vessel that allows an exchange between blood and cells in other tissue |
| vein | a vessel that carries blood to the heart |
| pulmonary circulation | the flow of blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart |
| systematic circulation | the flow of blood from the heart to all parts of the body and back to the heart |
| blood pressure | each heartbeat that pumps blood into your arteries at high pressure |
| ventricle | what the lower chamber is called |
| atrium | each upper chamber |
| blood vessels | blood traveling throughout your body in hollow tubes |
| the fluid part of blood is called... | plasma |
| what do red cells do? | takes oxygen to every cell in your body |
| what destroys dead or damaged body cells? | white blood cells |
| what helps you regulate body temp. | blood |
| to what does blood type refer? | chemicals |
| what does a transfusion attempt to replace? | blood that has been lost because of surgery or an injury |
| blood is a ____________ tissue | connective |
| what 4 things make up your blood? | plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets |
| hemoglobin | an oxygen-carrying protein found on red blood cells |
| what gives red blood cells their red color? | oxygen |
| what is responsible for stopping the flow of blood from a boo-boo? | platelets |
| what are pathogens? | things that make you sick |
| what chemicals are produced by white blood cells? | antibodies |
| where is your blood pressure going to be your very highest? | aorta |
| where does gas exchange take place? | capillaries |
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