Life Sci - Chap 23 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What is the function of the heart? | to pump blood throughout your body |
Blood flowing from the heart is in __________ | arteries |
Blood flowing to the heart is in ____________ | veins |
Arteries typically carry oxygen _____ blood | rich |
Veins typically carry oxygen ______ blood | poor |
What is the function of blood? | to carry oxygen and nutrients to all parts of your body |
What do the valves of your heart do? | As blood moves through the heart, valves close to prevent blood from going backward |
Oxygen exchange take place in the _____________. | capillaries |
The pulmonary system takes blood to and from the ____________ | heart and lungs |
The systemic system takes blood to and from the _____________. | heart to the rest of the body |
The vessel that returns blood to the heart from the body. | vena cava |
The vessel that returns blood to the heart from the lungs. | pulmonary vein |
The vessel that sends blood to the lung from the heart. | pulmonary artery |
The location of the heart that receives blood from the vena cava. | right atrium |
The location of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary vein. | left atrium |
List three heart problems. | artereoscolisis, high blood pressure, heart attack/failure |
What is blood made mostly of? | plasma |
What is plasma made mostly of? | water, minerals, sugars and proteins |
List four structures found in blood. | plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets |
What is the function of the red blood cells? | to carry oxygen throughout the body |
What is the function of the white blood cells? | to keep you healthy by destroying pathogens |
What is the function of the plasma? | to carry red and white blood cells and platelets throughout your body |
What is normal blood pressure? | 120/80 |
List the four blood types. | A, B, AB, O |
Which blood type can be donated to all other blood types? | O |
What does the lymphatic system do? | removes excess fluid from the body and returns it to the blood |
What is the fluid found in the lymphatic system? | lymph |
List three organs of the lymph system. | spleen, thymus, tonsils |
The spleen's function is..... | to store and purifies red blood cells |
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 |
List the five major parts of the respiratory system. | nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchus, lungs, and diaphragm |
What is the medical term for breathing? | respiration |
The passage from the nose to the larynx is called? | pharynx (throat) |
The vocal chord is called | larynx |
Connects the pharynx to the bronchus | trachea |
Branches to connect the airways to the lungs? | bronchioles |
The air sacs of the lungs are called? | alveoli |
What are the air sacs used for? | to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide |
What muscle allows you to breathe? | diaphragm |
The windpipe is called | trachea |
List some basic respiratory disorders | asthma, emphysema, SARS, lung cancer |
The vessel that sends blood to the body from the heart | aorta |
Which blood type can be received by all other blood types | AB |
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