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1
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TRUE or FALSE

The heart is the hardest working muscle in your body.

A

TRUE

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TRUE or FALSE

Your heart pumps over 20,000 gallons of blood throughout your body each day.

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FALSE

Truth: Your heart pumps over 2,000 gallons of blood throughout your body each day.

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TRUE or FALSE

If you were to stretch out your blood vessel system, It would extend over 6,000 miles

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FALSE

TRUTH: If you were to stretch out your blood vessel system, It would extend over 60,000 miles

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4
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TRUE or FALSE

A woman’s heart beats slightly faster than a man’s.

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TRUE

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5
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TRUE or FALSE

There is such a thing as a broken heart. Symptoms are similar to a heart attack, but the cause is usually stress and not heart disease.

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TRUE

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6
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TRUE or FALSE

Laughing is bad for your heart. It induces stress and destroys your immune system.

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FALSE

Truth: Laughing is good for your heart. It reduces stress and gives a boost to your immune system.

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7
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What does the Circulatory or Cardiovascular System do?

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  1. Transports materials throughout the entire body
  2. Transports nutrients, water, and oxygen to the billions of body cells
  3. Heals and fights infections and removes wastes
  4. Intricate highway that travels throughout the entire body
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8
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It keeps the body working by delivering oxygen to body cells and removing waste (Co2) from the cells

A

Circulatory System

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9
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It pumps the blood throughout the body

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Heart

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10
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Blood Vessels

A

Carries the blood throughout the body

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11
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It carries the materials throughout the body.

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Blood

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12
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What is divided into four chambers?

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The Heart

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13
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What are the 2 types of Arteries?

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Aorta and Pulmonary Artery

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14
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It is the largest blood vessel in the heart

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Aorta

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15
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It carries blood containing Carbon Dioxide from your heart to your lungs

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Pulmonary Artery

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16
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What are the 3 types of Veins?

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Inferior Vena Cava
Superior Vena Cava
Pulmonary Vein

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17
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What is the Inferior Vena Cava?

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Where the blood enters the heart from the body

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18
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It is where the blood enters the heart from the body

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Superior Vena Cava

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19
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What is the Pulmonary Vein?

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Carries blood-containing oxygen from your lungs to your heart

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20
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What are the four valves of the heart?

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Tricuspid Valve
Bicuspid Valve
Right Semi Lunar Valve
Left Semi Lunar Valve

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21
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Lets the blood fill in the right atrium before it enters the right ventricle.

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Tricuspid Valve

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22
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What is the Bicuspid Valve?

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Lets the blood fill in the left atrium before it enters the left ventricle

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23
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Lets the right ventricle fill before releasing the blood into the pulmonary artery

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Right Semi Lunar Valve

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24
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What is the Left Semi Lunar Valve?

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Lets the blood fill in the left ventricle before sending it to the aorta

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25
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What is Septum?

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Divides the heart in half

26
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What are the 3 kinds of Blood Vessels?

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Arteries
Veins
Capillaries

27
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it carries blood away from the heart.

28
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What are Veins?

A

It carries blood back to the heart

29
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It delivers low-oxygen blood to veins (Smallest)

A

Capillaries

30
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What’s in the blood?

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  1. Digested food
  2. White blood cells
  3. Waste (Urea)
  4. Platelets
  5. Hormones
  6. Plasma
  7. Carbon Dioxide
  8. Oxygen
  9. Red Blood Cells
31
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It carries oxygen and contains Hemoglobin (Protein)

A

Red Blood Cells (Erthrocytes)

32
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It is larger than red blood cells and less numerous than red blood cells. It also fights infections/Immunity.

A

White Blood Cells (Leukocytes)

33
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These are cell fragments and they repair damaged blood vessels. They are also responsible for Blood Clotting.

34
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It is the liquid portion of blood. A mixture of water with dissolved substances, and it carries many things(Hormones, Amino Acids, Lipids, Glucose, Vitamins & Minerals, Carbon Dioxide)

35
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What are the four types of blood?

A

Type A
Type B
Type AB
Type O

36
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RH Factor

A

It is the + and - of the blood.

37
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It is 42% and accepts A and O

38
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It is 10% and Accepts B and O

39
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It is 3% and accepts AB and O

40
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It is 45% and is a Universal Donor

41
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What are the four filters of the blood?

A

Liver
Kidneys
Lymph Nodes
Spleek

42
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It is located in the neck and filters the blood.

A

Lymph Nodes

43
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It is the cemetery for the red blood cells.

44
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It is the inability of kidneys to function, resulting in accumulation of fluid and waste products in the body

A

Kidney Failure

45
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Blood does not clot properly

46
Q

What is the treatment for Hemophilia

A

Transfusions of blood clotting factors

47
Q

Prevention of Diseases and disorders of the circulatory system

A

Don’t smoke
Drink in moderation
Get Cholesterol checked
Exercise 30 minutes daily
Consume a low fat diet

48
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Treatment of Diseases and disorders of the circulatory system

A

Medication
Rehabilitation

49
Q

It happens when a cluster of blood cells blocks blood vessels in the brain.

50
Q

It has abnormal white blood cells

51
Q

A viral infection; with symptoms of sore throat, swollen glands and fatigue

A

Mononucleosis

52
Q

Your blood is unable to circulate properly.

A

Sickle Cell Anemia

53
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Lack of red blood cells or cells that do not carry enough oxygen

54
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Stoppage in the flow of blood to the heart.

A

Heart Attack

55
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Arteriosclerosis

A

Artery walls harden; caused by a diet high in fat and cholesterol.

56
Q

Used to measure blood pressure

A

Sphygmomanometer

57
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An instrument used to listen to the sounds of the heart or listen to the flow of blood.

A

Stethoscope

58
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Continuous elevation of blood pressure above the normal range

Ex: 140/90

A

High Blood pressure

59
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A measure of the lowest pressure

60
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A measure of the maximum force

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