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1
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What is the circulatory system?

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functions to transport oxygen through the body while removing carbon dioxide.

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The circulatory sys. transports?

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nutrients

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The organ that drives the circulatory system is the?

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Heart

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What are the two collecting chambers of the heart?

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Altria & Ventricules

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The right atrium recieves dexygenated blood from the?

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Venae cave

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The bodies largest artery?

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Aorta

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The order that blood flows from the heart to the body?

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right atrium-right ventricule- lungs- left atrium- left ventricule- body

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What are arteries?

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muscular-walled tubes forming part of the circulation system

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What is the ventricules?

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hollow part or cavity in an organ.

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what is the right atrium?

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one of the four chambers of the heart.

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what is the right ventricle?

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one of the heart’s four chambers.

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what is the pulmonary artery?

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artery carrying blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation

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What is the left atrium?

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one of the four chambers of the heart,

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what us the pulmonary vein?

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are the veins that transfer oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart.

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what is the left ventricle?

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the bottom left portion of the heart below the left atrium, separated by the mitral valve

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what is the aorta?

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the main artery of the body,

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What is the right side of the heart associated with?

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deoxygenated blood

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18
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What is heart diesease causes?

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High Cholestrol, high blood pressure, smoking, and lack of exercise.

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Arteries carry blood from?

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Heart to the tissues of the body.

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20
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What are smaller arteries called?

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Arterioles

21
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Smaller arteries help?

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supply blood to bodily tissue via capillaries

22
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What do arteries do?

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carry blood away from the heart and thus must be thicl-walled.

23
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What do veins do?

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carry blood back to the heart from other parts of the body.

24
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Veins are thin or thick walled?

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Thin

25
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Why are veins thin walled?

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conduct blood at low pressure and

26
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Veins carry what kinnd of blood?

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dark red, dexygenated blood.

27
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True or False? veins have a pulse?

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False

28
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The pulmonary vein carries?

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freshly oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the heart.

29
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Cappilaries are Thin or Thick walled?

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Thin

30
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Hypertension is also known as?

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High blood pressure

31
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What is hypertension?

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the blood applies to much force to the blood vessels

32
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What is plasma?

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The liquid compound of blood

33
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What are the three types of cells found in blood?

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Red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets

34
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What are red blood cells?

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oxygen carrying cells

35
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What are platelets known for?

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cell fragments that allow blood to clot.

36
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what are white blood cells known for?

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fight infection by destroying foreign organisms

37
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How are blood cells created?

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By Bone Marrow

38
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Where is bone marrow located?

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Center of the bones.

39
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When white blood cells are higher than normal?

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The body is fighting of some sort of infection by bacteria or virus.

40
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Blood comes in four types. What are they?

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A,B,AB, O

41
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How can the letters of blood types be designated?

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The type of molecule found on the outside of the red blood cells.

42
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What is the positive and negative designation for with blood cells?

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Based on whether or not cells have a third type of antigen.

43
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What is the RH Factor

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Based on whether or not cells have a third type of antigen.

44
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A person who has blood that is Rh-factor negative cannot receive blood from?

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Rh positive

45
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A person with positive type blood can recieve donor blood from?

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Rh negative

46
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What is Type O called?

A

Universal Donor

47
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What blood type can be given to anybody?

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Type O

48
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what is type AB positive called

A

universal recipent

49
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what is a universal recipent?

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Can recieve any type of blood.

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