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jones_macon Test: Chapter 16 Circulation Flashcards

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  1. How long does it take for you heart to pump blood through your entire body?
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About a minute

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  1. What role does your brain play in the circulation of blood through your body?
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It signals the heart to beat

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  1. What is the function of the atria?
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Receive blood that comes from the heart

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  1. What is the function of the lymph nodes?
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To trap disease-causing bacteria

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  1. How does this sequence go: A) The Atria fill with blood; B) The valve between the ventricle and atria close; C) Blood is pushed out of the heart
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A,B,C

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  1. When blood flows into the right atrium from the body, it contains what kind of oxygen?
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Little oxygen and a lot of carbon dioxide

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  1. Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygen-poor blood to the lungs?
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The right ventricle

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  1. What type of blood goes into the left atrium?
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A lot of both oxygen and carbon dioxide

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  1. What state is the heart in during diastole?
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Relaxed

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  1. What word best describes the beating of the heart and the circulation of blood?
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Automatic

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  1. Which blood cell has the most numbers?
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Red Blood Cells

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  1. When blood moves away from the heart does the blood pressure increase or decrease?
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Decreases

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  1. What force causes blood pressure?
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Ventricles

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  1. What vein does blood return to the heart from?
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Vena Cava

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  1. What artery does blood leave the heart from?
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The Aorta

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  1. When blood enters the left atrium what kind of blood enters?
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Oxygen high blood

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  1. When blood enters the left ventricle, what kind of blood is it? Explain.
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Blood entering the left ventricle is high in oxygen, because it has just come form the left atrium, which receives oxygen-rich blood from ten lungs
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  1. What are the two blood vessels that lead blood to the lungs from the pulmonary trunk? What are the four blood vessels, two on each side, that bring blood to the left atrium?
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Pulmonary Arteries
Pulmonary Veins
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  1. What is the main difference between your ventricles and your atria?
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Your atria brings blood into the heart; your ventricles pump it out
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  1. What is the name of the vein that brings blood away from your head?
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Jugular Vein

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