CIRCULATORY SYSTEM April/May 2013
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| The circulatory system consists of what three things? | 1) Heart 2) Blood Vessels
3) Blood
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| What is the main organ of the Circulatory syatem? | The Heart
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| The Heart is a hollow organ that has walls made of strong what? | Muscle
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| Blood is pumped to the lungs by what side of the heart? | Right
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| What side of the heart pumps blood to the rest of the body? | Left
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| What is the top chamber on either side of the Heart called? | Atrium
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| What is the lower chamber on either side of the Heart called? | The Ventricle
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| what is the small flap of tissue that prevents blood from flowing backwards called? | The Valve
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| What is the group of cells that sends electric currents to the heart and makes sure the heart beats at a steady pace? | Pacemaker
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| The Heart is constantly pumping, and the blood flows in only one direction, T/F? | True
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| The number of times your heart beats in a minute is called your what? | Heart Rate
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| The push of blood through the blood vessels each time your heart beats is called your what? | Pulse
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| What carries blood from the Heart to all the parts of the body? | Arteries
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| What carries blood from the body Back to the heart? | Veins
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| What are the smallest blood vessels; that connect the arteries and veins? | The Capillaries
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| What is the largest artery in the body? | Aorta
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| What are the largest Veins in the body? | Vena Cavae
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| Name three types of blood vessels? | 1) Arteries, 2) Veins,
3) Capillaries
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| What, in the blood, passes through the thin capillary walls into surrounding cells? | Oxygen
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| What passes into the Capillaries and is carried away by the blood? | Carbon Dioxide
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| Like the heart, veins have _____ that keep the blood from flowing backwards? | Valves
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| William Harvey was the first to realize that three things circulate blood throughout the body, what are they? | 1) Heart 2) Arteries
3) Veins
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| What is the liquid part of blood; dissolves proteins, sugars, and nutrients? | Plasma
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| What carries oxygen to all parts of the body? | Red blood cells
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| What helps fight disease and infection? | White blood cells
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| What helps form blood clots; small fragments of cells? | Platelets
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| What is able to squeeze through capillaries because of their concave shape on both sides? | Red Blood Cells
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| The transfer of blood from a healthy person to an inured person is called a what? | Blood Transfusion
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| There are four main types of blood, what are they? | 1) A 2) B
3) AB & 4) O
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| Some types of blood cannot be successfully _____ with certain other types of blood? | Mixed
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| People who donate their blood are called what? | Blood Donors
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| What are three jobs of the blood? | 1) To transport substances around the body 2) To help keep the body's temperature at 37*C(98.6F)
3) To help defend the body against infections & diseases
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| How does a red blood cell act like a bus traveling through the body? | The Red blood cell lets out oxygen and picks up carbon dioxide. As the red blood cell travels through the lungs, it lets out carbon dioxide and picks up oxygen.
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| Why is there always a need for blood donors? | Blood doesn't last for a long time and becomes unuseful. People who have been injured and lost blood need to have more available.
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| Some body organs that work with the circulatory system to remove waste products are the skin, lungs and what? | Kidneys
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| Some wastes can be removed from the body by sweat, and other wastes are removed by the ____ during respiration? | Lungs
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| Most people have how many kidneys? | Two
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| The main job of the kidneys is to clean what by removing wastes and excess water from it? | Blood
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| Some body organs work with the circulatory system to remove waste products that poison the body and could cause death, T/F? | True
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| Some health problems are inherited, but others are the result of bad havits and choices throughout life, T/F? | True
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| Staying healthy includes eating the right kinds of foods, exercising, and not smoking, T/F | True
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