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  1. What causes blood pressure?
A

The force with which the ventricles contract

65. CLF- exterior heart

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  1. What is the component of blood that carries oxygen to the body cells?
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Hemoglobin

69. WKST- Blood and Lymph

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  1. In which vessels are materials exchanged between the blood and the body cells?
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Capillaries

72. CLF- pathway of the circulatory system

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  1. What happens after old blood, which has already circulated through the body, moves into the heart?
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The old blood travels to the lungs for more oxygen

74. BP- Blood

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  1. True or false: as blood moves away from the heart, blood pressure (increases)
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False, decreases

68. WKST- The Body’s Transport System

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  1. Blood returns to the heart from the body through the blood vessel called the what?
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Vena Cava’s

66. Overview of the Cardiovascular system

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  1. Blood that is rich in oxygen leaves the heart through the blood vessel known as the what?
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Aorta

66. Overview of the Cardiovascular system

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  1. Cardiovascular health can be maintained by strengthening the heart muscle through regular what?
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Exercise

64. Study Guide- Circulatory System

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  1. A flap of tissue called a(n) _________ separates the right atrium from the right ventricle.
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Valve

64. Study Guide- Circulatory System

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  1. Fibrin is produced when the blood components called ___________ start a chain reaction that produces a blood clot.
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Platelets

69. WKST- Blood and Lymph

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  1. Blood is pumped through blood vessels by the action of the organ known as the what?
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Heart

65. CLF- exterior heart

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  1. Is carrying waste products away from cells a function of the cardiovascular system?
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Yes

68. WKST- The Body’s Transport System

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  1. What role does your brain play in the circulation of blood through your body?
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It signals the heart to beat.

70. BP- Heart

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  1. What is the function of the atria?
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Receive blood that comes into the heart

68. WKST- The Body’s Transport System

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  1. What are the 2 artias called?
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The right atrium and the left atrium

65. CLF- exterior heart

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  1. What is the vein called thats function is to send the blood from the head and neck back to the heart?
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Jugular Vein

66. Overview of the Cardiovascular system

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