Circulatory & Nervous System

Question 1

What is the circulatory system also knows as?

Answer 1

cardiovascular system

Question 2

What does the circulatory system consist of? (4)

Answer 2

• Closed system of vessels
• Arteries
• Veins
• Capillaries

Question 3

What do arteries to?

Answer 3

carries blood high in oxygen away from the heart

Question 4

What do veins do?

Answer 4

carries blood that is low in oxygen content from the body back to the heart

Question 5

What are capillaries

Answer 5

fine branching blood vessels that form a network between arteries and veins

Question 6

How do the circulatory and nervous system work together?

Answer 6

the circulatory works the Nervous System to regulate the heartbeat

Question 7

How does the heart work with the nervous system?

Answer 7

Works with the Nervous System to regulate heart beat

Question 8

What do the 4 chambers of the heart do?

Answer 8

Keeps oxygen-rich blood from mixing with low oxygen blood

Question 9

What are the 4 chambers of the heart?

Answer 9

Upper right atria
Lower right ventricle
Upper left Atria
Lower left ventricle

Question 10

what do valves do?

Answer 10

Keeps blood flowing through the heart in one direction only

Question 11

what are the 4 valves?

Answer 11

Mitral Valve
Aortic Valve
Pulmonary Valve
Tricuspid Valve

Question 12

What are the 5 functions of the blood?

Answer 12

Carry nutrients to cells and tissues
Carry away waste products
Equalize body temperature
Works with lymphatic system to protect the body**
From clots to prevent blood loss

Question 13

What do Internal carotid arteries supply?

Answer 13

blood to the brain, eyes, nose and internal ear

Question 14

What do External carotid arteries supply?

Answer 14

blood to the anterior (front parts) of the scalp, ear, face, neck, and side of head.

Question 15

What body system uses a complex language of electrical and chemical impulses?

Answer 15

Nervous system

Question 16

the brain and spinal cord make up what?

Answer 16

the Central Nervous System (CNS)

Question 17

What does the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) do?

Answer 17

Carries messages to/from CNS

Question 18

The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) has

Answer 18

2 divisions

Question 19

What system stimulates, speeds up activity and prepares the body for stress

Answer 19

sympathetic

Question 20

where does the electrical charge turns into a chemical signal?

Answer 20

The Axon Terminal

Question 21

What are Neurotransmitters?

Answer 21

molecules that match the modules in the receptor;
like a “lock and key” they are distinctively matched to one another

Question 22

How many cranial nerves are there?

Answer 22

12

Question 23

Whats the order of blood flow through the heart

Answer 23

Body
Inferior/superior vena cava
Right atrium
Tricuspid valve
Right ventricle
Pulmonary valve
Pulmonary Artery
Lungs
Pulmonary veins
Left atrium
Mitral valve
Left ventricle
Aortic valve
Aorta
Body