Bio Flashcards
what do red blood cells do?
transport oxygen around the body
what do the platelets do?
helps blood to clot
what does plasma do?
carries dissolved hormones carries dissolved urea
what do white blood cells do?
fight bacteria
what are the three types of blood vessels?
veins, capillaries arteries
how can a person count the rate of beating of the left ventricle?
place your fingers on your pulse and count the beats
what is obesity
being overweight and having excess fat
how does stent treatment work
stent is placed in blocked artery and it then slowly opens to allow any/all fatty deposit to go through and unblock the artery
what does the capillary do?
Joins arteries and veins through organs
what’s the order of deoxygenated blood flowing to the heart?
vena cava -> right atrium -> right ventricle -> pulmonary artery -> lungs
what’s the order of oxygenated blood flowing out of the heart
lungs -> pulmonary vein -> left atrium -> left ventricle -> aorta
