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What is the function of the heart?   to pump blood throughout your body  
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Blood flowing from the heart is in __________   arteries  
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Blood flowing to the heart is in ____________   veins  
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Arteries typically carry oxygen _____ blood   rich  
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Veins typically carry oxygen ______ blood   poor  
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What is the function of blood?   to carry oxygen and nutrients to all parts of your body  
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What do the valves of your heart do?   As blood moves through the heart, valves close to prevent blood from going backward  
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Oxygen exchange take place in the _____________.   capillaries  
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The pulmonary system takes blood to and from the ____________   heart and lungs  
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The systemic system takes blood to and from the _____________.   heart to the rest of the body  
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The vessel that returns blood to the heart from the body.   vena cava  
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The vessel that returns blood to the heart from the lungs.   pulmonary vein  
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The vessel that sends blood to the lung from the heart.   pulmonary artery  
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The location of the heart that receives blood from the vena cava.   right atrium  
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The location of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary vein.   left atrium  
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List three heart problems.   artereoscolisis, high blood pressure, heart attack/failure  
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What is blood made mostly of?   plasma  
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What is plasma made mostly of?   water, minerals, sugars and proteins  
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List four structures found in blood.   plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets  
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What is the function of the red blood cells?   to carry oxygen throughout the body  
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What is the function of the white blood cells?   to keep you healthy by destroying pathogens  
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What is the function of the plasma?   to carry red and white blood cells and platelets throughout your body  
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What is normal blood pressure?   120/80  
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List the four blood types.   A, B, AB, O  
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Which blood type can be donated to all other blood types?   O  
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What does the lymphatic system do?   removes excess fluid from the body and returns it to the blood  
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What is the fluid found in the lymphatic system?   lymph  
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List three organs of the lymph system.   spleen, thymus, tonsils  
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The spleen's function is.....   to store and purifies red blood cells  
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What is the function of the respiratory system?   to get oxygen so you can get energy from the foods you eating to get rid of carbon dioxide  
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List the five major parts of the respiratory system.   nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchus, lungs, and diaphragm  
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What is the medical term for breathing?   respiration  
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The passage from the nose to the larynx is called?   pharynx (throat)  
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The vocal chord is called   larynx  
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Connects the pharynx to the bronchus   trachea  
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Branches to connect the airways to the lungs?   bronchioles  
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The air sacs of the lungs are called?   alveoli  
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What are the air sacs used for?   to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide  
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What muscle allows you to breathe?   diaphragm  
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The windpipe is called   trachea  
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List some basic respiratory disorders   asthma, emphysema, SARS, lung cancer  
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The vessel that sends blood to the body from the heart   aorta  
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Which blood type can be received by all other blood types   AB  
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