chapter 37-1

Question 1

what does the human circulatory system consist of?

Answer 1

heart
blood vessels
blood

Question 2

what is myocardium

Answer 2

a thick layer of muscles

Question 3

what does the septum do?

Answer 3

divides the right side from the left side of the brain and prevents the mixing of oxygen-poor and oxygen-rich blood

Question 4

atrium

Answer 4

receives blood

Question 5

ventricle

Answer 5

lower chamber which pumps blood out of the heart

Question 6

which pathway circulates blood between the heart and the lungs

Answer 6

pulmonary circulation

Question 7

system circulation pathway

Answer 7

circulates blood between the heart and the rest of the body

Question 8

what are the three types of blood vessels in the circulatory system?

Answer 8

arteries, capillaries, veins

Question 9

arteries

Answer 9

large vessels that carry blood from the heart to the tissue the tissue of the body

Question 10

what are the smallest of blood vessels?

Answer 10

capillaries

Question 11

veins

Answer 11

blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart

Question 12

what is the typical blood pressure of a health person

Answer 12

120/80

Question 13

what is atherosclerosis

Answer 13

a condition in which fatty deposits called plaque build up on the inner walls of the arteries

Question 14

what is high blood pressure defined as?

Answer 14

a sustained elevated blood pressure of 140/90