Lester_Thomas Circulatory Test Flashcards
1
Q
- What happens to fluid that leaks from capillaries into the surrounding tissues?
A
It returns to blood through the lymphatic system
- Exterior Heart CLF
2
Q
- If your pulse rate decreases your heart is beating ?
A
Slower than before
- Exterior Heart CLF
3
Q
- What role does your brain play in the Circulation of blood through your body?
A
It signals the heart to beat
- Exterior Heart CLF
4
Q
- Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygen-poor blood to the lungs?
A
Right ventricle
- Pathways of the Circulatory System
5
Q
- True or false if false change to correct wording: The LEFT VENTRICLE pumps blood to the lungs.
A
False, the right ventricle
- Pathways of the Circulatory System
6
Q
- The circulatory system carries the needed materials oxygen and ____________ to the bodies cells.
A
Glucose, nutrients
- Exterior Heart CLF
7
Q
- Blood returns to the heart from the body through the big blood vessels called _________.
A
Vena Cavas
- Pathways of the Circulatory System
8
Q
- What blood vessels lead into the left atrium; and what are the levels of the oxygen content?
A
Pulmonary veins; high in oxygen
- Exterior Heart CLF
9
Q
- Where does the aorta carry blood to?
A
From the heart to the lungs
- Pathways of the Circulatory System
10
Q
- Where are the pulmonary arteries? veins?
A
Located near the top of the heart and on the edges
- Exterior Heart CLF
11
Q
- Starting with the vena cava what is the order in which blood travels tell if the blood vessels they travel in are oxygenated or deoxygenated?
A
Vena Cavas; deoxygenated, right atrium and right ventricle; deoxygenated, pulmonary trunk; deoxygenated, right and left pulmonary arteries; deoxygenated, Lungs, left and right Pulmonary veins; oxygenated, left atrium and ventricle.
- Exterior Heart CLF
