Martin_Laine Test Circulation Flashcards
- What is the function of lymph nodes?
To trap disease causing bacteria
69. WKST - Blood and Lymph
- What role does your brain play in the circulation of blood through your body?
It signals the heart to beat
66. CLF - Cardiovascular Overview
- How many loops does the human circulatory system contain?
Two
72. CLF - Pathways of the Circulatory System
- In which vessels are materials exchange between the blood and the body cells?
Capillaries
66. CLF - Cardiovascular Overview
- What eventually happens it fluid that leaks from capillaries into the surrounding tissues.
It returns to the blood through the lymphatic system.
69. WKST - Blood and Lymph
- What substances is not found in the blood?
Mucus
69. WKST - Blood and Lymph
- What word best describes the beating and of the heart and the circulation of blood?
Automatic
65. CLF - Exterior Of The Heart
- The cardiovascular system consists of the heart, blood vessels and lymph.
False, Blood
69. WKST - Blood and Lymph
- As blood moves away from the heart blood pressure increases.
False, Decreases
69. WKST - Blood and Lymph
- The force with which the ______Contracts causes blood pressure.
Ventricles
65. CLF - Exterior Of The Heart
- Substance are exchanged between the blood and body cells in the blood vessels called _.
Capillaries
69. WKST - Blood and Lymph
- The circulatory system carries the needed materials oxygen and _____ to the body.
Glucose, Nutrients
65. CLF - Exterior Of The Heart
- Blood that is rich in oxygen leaves the heart thought the blood vessels known as the.
Aorta
66. CLF - Cardiovascular Overview
- Cardiovascular Heath can be maintained by strengthening the heart muscles thought regular.
Exercise
69. WKST - Blood and Lymph
- Fluid from the blood enters lymphatic vessels known as.
Lymph
69. WKST - Blood and Lymph