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Circulatory system Flashcards

1
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What is the function of the circulatory system?

A

Carries oxygen and nutrients to the cells throughout the body and takes away carbon dioxide and waste from the cells

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2
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What are the three parts that the circulatory system is made up of?

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Heart, blood, and blood vessels

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3
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Life expectancy of a male?

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75 years

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4
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Life expectancy of a female?

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80 years

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5
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What is the size of your heart?

A

Fist

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6
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How many pounds dose your heart weigh?

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1 pound

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7
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Your heart is made up of a specialized muscle tissue which is called ___________?

A

Myocardium

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8
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_________ is a thin membrane that protects the heart?

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Pericarduim

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9
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What also protects your heart?

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The ribs and sternum

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10
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How many times dose the heart beat in a day?

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100,000 times

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11
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How many times dose your heart beat in a life time?

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2.5 billion times

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12
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How many gallons of blood dose your heart pump in a lifetime?

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100 million gallons

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13
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Your heart is divide into _______?

A

Halves

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14
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Each half is dived into the ______ and ______ chambers?

A

Upper and Lower

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15
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The upper chamber is called the _____?

A

Atrium

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16
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The atrium _______ blood from the rest of the body?

A

Receives

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17
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The lower chamber is called the ________?

A

Ventricle

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18
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The Ventricle ____ blood to the rest of the body?

A

Pumps

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19
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Where is the heart located?

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The middle of your chest tilted to the left

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20
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Does blood die, if so where?

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Yes, it goes to the liver

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21
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What bone makes blood?

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Marrow

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22
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What percent of blood is solid?

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45%

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23
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What percent of blood is liquid?

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55%

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24
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What are the solid materials in blood called?

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Red blood cells, White blood cells, and Platelets

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25
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What do the Platelets do to the blood?

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Form clots

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26
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The liquid materials in blood are called _______?

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Plasma

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27
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Each heartbeat blood is ______ _______from the heart through blood vessels called __________?

A

Pushed away and Arteries

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28
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Arteries branch into thinner, smaller tubes called _________?

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Arterioles

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29
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Arterioles lead into the smallest blood vessels in the body called _________?

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Capillaries

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30
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Describe the Capillaries?

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They are one-cell layer thick/they are very thin

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31
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Oxygen and nutrients as well as waste products are exchanged through the ___________?

A

Capillary wall

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32
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Capillaries connect _____ with ______?

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Arteries with veins

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33
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______ are blood vessels that take blood back to the heart?

A

Veins

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34
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What is the pulmonary circulation?

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The circulation of the blood between the heart and lungs

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35
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The largest artery in your body is _______?

A

Aorta

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36
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Where is the aorta loacted?

A

Heart

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37
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What is the Aorta function?

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Pump blood to the rest of the body

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38
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_____ and _______ as well as _______are exchanged through the capillary walls

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Oxygen, nutrients, waste products

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39
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What is the pulse?

A

The surge of blood through an artery

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40
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What is the pulse rate between adults?

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60-100 beats per minute

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41
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What is the pulse rate between children?

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80-100

42
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Why do children have a higher pulse rate?

A

They are more active

43
Q

What is blood pressure?

A

The pressure of blood against the arterial wall

44
Q

What is the tool that measures the blood pressure?

A

Sphygmomanometer

45
Q

What measures the peak pressure as the bentrice is contradicting?

A

Systolic pressure

46
Q

What measures the pressure when the heart is relaxed?

A

Diastolic pressure

47
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What is normal blood pressure?

A

120/80

48
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What is low blood pressure?

A

90/60

49
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What is high blood pressure?

A

140/90

50
Q

What is high blood pressure called?

A

Hypertension

51
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What is low blood pressure called?

A

Hypotension

52
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Describe Plasma?

A

Yellowish liquid made up of water and proteins

53
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What does the Plasma serve as?

A

The body’s transport system

54
Q

What percent of our body is Red Blood Cells?

A

90%

55
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What do Red Blood Cell carry?

A

Oxygen and Nutrients

56
Q

In one drop of blood there are how many million red blood cells?

A

250 million

57
Q

How long does the body take to produce new red blood cells?

A

One week

58
Q

How long do red blood cells last?

A

120 or 4 months

59
Q

What rate do red blood cells die?

A

8 million per second

60
Q

What percent of you body weight is blood?

A

7%

61
Q

What do white blood cells fight?

A

Infection

62
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What do white blood cells produce?

A

Antibodies

63
Q

For every ________ red blood cells, we have 1 per 2 white blood cell

A

1,000

64
Q

How many chambers are in the heart?

A

4 chambers

65
Q

When do your white blood cells increase?

A

When your body is fighting infection

66
Q

If you have more white blood cells then red blood cells you have __________?

A

Leukocytosis

67
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Describe platelets?

A

Long thin disks which contain anexeye that helps the blood clot

68
Q

How long does it take for the blood to clot after injury or nose bleed?

A

6 to 10 minutes

69
Q

What percentage of people are O blood type?

A

46%

70
Q

What can O blood type of people can give blood to?

A

O,A,B,AB (ALL)

71
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What can O blood people receive blood from?

A

O

72
Q

What are O people called?

A

Universal donors

73
Q

What percentage of people are A?

A

42%

74
Q

What can A blood type of people give blood to?

A

A and AB

75
Q

Who can A people receive blood from?

A

O and A

76
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What percentage of people are B?

A

8%

77
Q

What can B blood type of people give blood to?

A

B and AB

78
Q

What can B blood people receive blood from?

A

O and B

79
Q

What percentage of people are AB?

A

4%

80
Q

What can AB blood type people give blood to?

A

AB

81
Q

Who can AB blood type people receive blood from?

A

O,A,B,AB (ALL)

82
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What are AB type people called?

A

Universal receivers

83
Q

__________ is a type of protein found on 85% of all people

A

RH factor

84
Q

______________ a red protein gives red blood cells there color

A

Hlemoglolboin

85
Q

What is the number one killer of all men and women?

A

Cardiovascular disease (CVD)

86
Q

What disease is present at birth?

A

Congenital heart defects

87
Q

________ is abnormal sounds that are made as blood flows through the heart?

A

Heart Murmur

88
Q

What is anemia?

A

Lack of iron

89
Q

What is Leukemia called?

A

Cancer of the blood

90
Q

What are the 4 values

A

Mitral, aortic, pulmonary, and tricuspid.

91
Q

What are arrhythmias?

A

Irregular heartbeats

92
Q

What is lack of blood supply of the heart ?

A

Heart attack

93
Q

What is lack of blood supply of the brain?

A

Stroke

94
Q

From the right atrium what valve does the blue blood go into?

A

Tricuspid valve

95
Q

Tricuspid valve goes through the right ventricle and into what valve?

A

Pulmonary valve

96
Q

The pulmonary valve blood goes through the pulmonary artery into the left lung to what vein into what atrium?

A

Pulmonary vein into the left atrium

97
Q

Blood turns red in what vein?

A

Pulmonary vein

98
Q

Red blood goes through the left atrium through what valve?

A

Mitral valve

99
Q

Blood from the mitral valve goes through what ventricle into what valve?

A

Left, Aortic valve

100
Q

After going through the aortic valve it goes through the largest artery in the body called?

A

Aorta

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