circulatory

Question 0

small vessels which can only be one cell in diameter

Answer 0

capillaries

Question 1

this chamber of the heart pumps blood into the lungs

Answer 1

right ventricle

Question 2

the large artery which leaves the heart to carry blood to the rest of the body

Answer 2

aorta

Question 3

these structures ensure one-way flow of the blood to the circulatory system (making sure blood does not flow backwards

Answer 3

valves

Question 4

this chamber of the heart pumps blood to the rest of the body

Answer 4

left ventricle

Question 5

__________ blood cells carry oxygen within the blood

Answer 5

red

Question 6

vessels which carry blood away from the heart

Answer 6

arteries

Question 7

the expansion of arteries (during a heart beat) can be measured at the wrist or neck

Answer 7

pulse

Question 8

the __________ vena cava carries blood from the upper portion of the body back to heart

Answer 8

inferior

Question 9

the substance which is pumped through your circulatory system

Answer 9

blood

Question 10

the muscular organ which pumps blood around your body

Answer 10

heart

Question 11

this chamber of the heart receives blood from the rest of the body

Answer 11

right atrium

Question 12

structures in the blood which are important in clotting

Answer 12

platelets

Question 13

vessels which return blood to heart

Answer 13

veins

Question 14

this chamber of heart receives blood from the lungs

Answer 14

left atrium

Question 15

______ blood cells help to fight infection within the body

Answer 15

white

Question 16

the liquid portion of the blood

Answer 16

plasma

Question 17

the ______ vena cava carries blood from the lower portion of the body back to heart

Answer 17

superior