CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

Question 1

What are the 3 functions of the circulatory

Answer 1

Deliver nutrients, transport oxygen, remove waste

Question 2

What is the job of the right side of the heart

Answer 2

Receives oxygen poor blood and gives it to the lungs

Question 3

What is the job of the left side of the heart

Answer 3

Pumps oxygen rich blood to the body

Question 4

What are the names given to the top chambers of the heart

Answer 4

Right and left atrium

Question 5

What are the names given to the bottom chambers of the heart

Answer 5

Right and left ventricles

Question 6

What is the functions of arteries

Answer 6

Takes oxygen rich blood away from the heart

Question 7

What are the functions of the veins

Answer 7

Bring blood back to the heart

Question 8

How are veins and arteries different in structure

Answer 8

Arteries- carry blood away, thicker
Veins- Thin valves that carry blood toward the heart

Question 9

What are capillaries

Answer 9

Tiny blood cells that allow diffusion to occur

Question 10

What makes capillaries so efficient in the exchange of gases and nutrients

Answer 10

They are narrow and thin, easy for gas exchange

Question 11

What are the four parts to blood and what is the function of each

Answer 11

Red blood cells- Carry oxygen, remove carbon dioxide
White blood cells- Fight infections
Platelets- Blood clotting
Plasma- Carry nutrients, liquid part of the blood