Renfroe_Riley Test - Circulatory System Flashcards
1
Q
- What type of muscle tissue is found in the heart and pumps blood throughout the body?
A
cardiac muscle tissue
- Study Guide - Circulatory System notability
2
Q
- Blood types are determined by…
A
marker molecules on red blood cells
- WKST - Blood and Lymph notability
3
Q
- Which hammer of the heart pumps oxygen - poor blood to the lungs?
A
right ventricle
- WKST - The Body’s Transport System notability
4
Q
- When blood flows into the left atrium from the body, its contains…
A
a lot of oxygen and little carbon dioxide
- WKST - The Body’s Transport System notability
5
Q
- What would happen if your circulatory system did not deliver oxygen to your body’s cells?
A
your body’s cells would die
- WKST - The Body’s Transport System notability
6
Q
- What does the cardiovascular system consist of?
A
heart
blood vessels
blood
- WKST - The Body’s Transport System notability
7
Q
- What does the right ventricle do?
A
pump blood to the lungs
- CLF - Exterior of the Heart notability
8
Q
- As blood moves away from the heart, blood pressure…
A
decreases
- BP - Heart notability
9
Q
- What are the most numerous type of cells in the whole blood?
A
red blood cells
- WKST - Blood and Lymph notabilty
10
Q
- Blood flows from the heart to the body through…
A
arteries
- CLF - Exterior of the Heart notability
11
Q
- The group of cells called he _______ regulates the rate at which the heart beats
A
peacemakers
- WKST - The Body’s Transport System notability
12
Q
- Blood that is rich in oxygen leaves the heart through the blood vessel known as the…
A
aorta
- CLF - Exterior of the Heart notability
13
Q
- Blood returns to the heart from the body through the big blood vessels called…
A
vena cava
- CLF - Exterior of the Heart notability
14
Q
- Where is the septum? What would happen to a person who had a hole in this structure?
A
Where? - in the middle of the heart (divides)
If a person had a hole in this structure, it would allow oxygen - poor blood to mix with oxygen - rich blood
- Study Guide - Circulatory System notability
15
Q
- To which locations does the aorta carry blood?
A
carries blood from the heart to the body
- CLF - Exterior of the Heart notability