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Circ/Resp/Lymph
Circulatory/Respiratory/Lymphatic Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which vessels carry blood to the heart? | veins |
| Which vessels allow exchanges between blood and body cells? | capillaries |
| Which vessels carry blood away from the heart? | arteries |
| __________ is caused by the rhythmic change in blood pressure. | Pulse |
| What are the narrowest blood vessels? | capillaries |
| What is the name of the major vein that returns blood from the heart to the body? | vena cava |
| What is the largest artery? | aorta |
| Where does the blood go when it leaves the lungs? | heart/left atrium |
| Which side of the heart is oxygen rich? | left atrium |
| Which chambers of the heart pump? | ventricle |
| Having a fatty build up in the blood vessels is called____________. | atherosclerosis |
| Abnormally high blood pressure is called_________. | hypertension |
| Brain damage caused by damage to blood vessels is called a ____________. | stroke |
| Death of heart muscles is a ________________. | heart attack |
| Define "pulse." | The expanding and contracting of the arterial wall. |
| What (gas) is taken from the blood when it is pumped to the lungs? | carbon dioxide |
| Define "blood pressure." | It is the pressure extended by circulating blood. |
| Which blood type is a universal donor? | O negative |
| Besides delivering oxygen and nutrients to the cells and removing carbon dioxide and waste, what three things does the circulatory system do? | protect, removes germs, controls body temperature |
| Movement of blood between the lungs and the heart is called _________. | Pulmonary circulation |
| What do valves do? | They make the blood go through and go away. |
| Why are cylinders a good shape to use in the circulatory system? | Blood goes easier, flows better |
| What does the respiratory system do? | It gets O2 to the body and removes CO2 from the lungs. |
| What is needed to release energy in the body? | O2/ Oxygen |
| Where does are first enter the respiratory system? | nose |
| What is the common name for the trachea? | windpipe |
| What is the scientific name for the voice box? | larynx |
| What surrounds each alveolus? | capillaries |
| Air is mostly composed of ____________? | nitrogen- 80% |
| What are the balloon-like structures in the lungs called? | alvioli |
| Define lymphatic system. | The network of vessels through which lymph drains from the tissues into the blood. |
| What does the lymphatic system help fight? | pathogens |
| What are is the largest lymphatic organ? | spleen |
| What is the main gland of the lymphatic system? | thymus |
| Where are blood cells made? | bone marrow |
| What do lymph nodes do? | They remove pathogens and dead blood cells. |
| A type of white blood cell that fights pathogens is a ___________. | lymphocytes |
| Pathogens are destroyed by a kind of lymphocyte called a _________. | killer cell |
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