Nelson_Luke Test- Circulatory System Flashcards
11.What eventually happens to fluid that leaks from capillaries into the surrounding tissues?
It returns to the blood through the lymphatic system
70. WKST. Blood and lymph
- Which component of blood carries oxygen to the body cells?
Hemoglobin
70. WKST. blood and lymph
- Where would u touch on your body if you wanted to feel your heartbeats.
Anywhere you would take your pulse.
63. BP. circulatory system
- Which is not a function of the cardiovascular system?
Produce blood cells
63. BP. circulatory system
- What causes blood pressure?
The force with which the ventricles contract
73. BP. Blood
- In which vessels are materials exchanged between the blood and the body cells?
Capillaries
69. WKST. the bodies transport system
- Which of these heart structures prevents blood from flowing backwards?
Valve
69. WKST. the bodies transport system
49.as blood moves away from the heart, blood pressure INCREASES.
False, decreases
70. WKST. blood and lymph
- The force with which the contract causes blood pressure.
Ventricles
68. BP. Heart
- Fluid from the blood that enters lymphatic vessels is known as
Lymph
70. WKST.blood and lymph
- A flap of tissue called a
Valve
63. BP. Circulatory system.
- Which numbers are pulmonary arteries and which are pulmonary veins?
Pulmonary arteries are on the top of the heart and branch off the pulmonary trunk going to the lungs.
Pulmonary veins come from the lungs to the left atrium.
66. CLF- exterior of the heart