Circulatory System

Question 0

What does plasma do in our blood ?

Answer 0

Plasma is the liquid part of our blood, its main job is transportation

Question 1

What four components make up our blood ?

Answer 1

Plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets

Question 2

Where are red blood cells made ?

Answer 2

Red blood cells are made in the bone marrow

Question 3

Circulation system

Answer 3

Blood, arteries, veins, capillaries, heart

Question 4

Blood

Answer 4

Watery plasma, red bloods cells, white blood cells, platelets

Question 5

Red blood cells

Answer 5

Contain haemoglobin to carry oxygen

Question 6

White blood cells

Answer 6

Protect the body, make antibodies

Question 7

Platelets

Answer 7

Clot blood

Question 8

Functions of blood

Answer 8

Transport (RBC carry oxygen) and protection (WBC fight infection)

Question 9

Arteries

Answer 9

Thick walls, narrow lumen, no valves, carry blood away from the heart

Question 10

Veins

Answer 10

Thin walls, wide lumen, valves, carry blood to the heart

Question 11

Capillaries

Answer 11

Link arteries and veins, walls are one cell thick, allows for passage of materials

Question 12

Cardiac muscle

Answer 12

Muscle in the heart, it never tires

Question 13

Four chambers of the heart

Answer 13

Right and left atrium and right and left ventricles

Question 14

Left ventricle

Answer 14

Thick wall because it pumps blood all around the body

Question 15

Normal body temperature

Answer 15

37 degrees Celsius

Question 16

Average resting heart rate

Answer 16

70 bpm

Question 17

Heart disease is prevented by

Answer 17

Having a good diet, don’t smoke, regular exercise and avoiding stress