S3 - Biology Test (3) Flashcards
What are controllable and uncontrollable factors of cardiovascular disease:
- Gender
- Family history
- Hight fat diet
- Lack of exercise
- Stress
- High alcohol intake
- Age
- Smoking
- Uncontrollable
- Uncontrollable
- Controllable
- Controllable
- Controllable
- Controllable
- Uncontrollable
- Controllable
What are the 4 sectors of the heart called?
R. Atrium / R. Ventricle
L. Atrium / L. Ventricle
Which sector of the heart is thicker than the opposite and why?
- The left ventricle
- It pumps blood to the whole body, not just
the lungs.
What is transported through the blood in mammals?
Nutrients, oxygen and carbon dioxide
Which sector does blood pump from to the body?
The left ventricle
Which sector does blood pump from to the lungs?
The right ventricle
Which side of the heart is:
- Deoxygenated
- Oxygenated
- Right
- Left
Why is the right side of the heart deoxygenated?
It is high in carbon dioxide
What do valves do?
Make sure blood flows in one direction and prevent back flow
What do arteries do?
Carry oxygenated blood away from the heart
What do veins do?
Carry deoxygenated blood to the heart
What is blood carried by and where do they go?
- Blood vessels
- To all cells in the body
What is your pulse?
Blood flowing through an artery
Where does the___ come from and lead?
- Pulmonary vein
- Pulmonary artery
- Vena cava
- Aorta
- Lungs ~> L. Atrium
- R. Ventricle ~> Lungs
- Body ~> R. Atrium
- L. Ventricle ~> Body
What is the purpose of each of the following:
- Red blood cells
- White blood cells
- Platelets
- Plasmas
- Carries oxygen
- Helps immune system
- Clotting factors
- Distribute nutrients, carry carbon dioxide
through the body and remove waste.
What is this?
A vein
Name what the arrows are pointing to
1 - Thick muscular wall
2 - Wide central cavity
3 - Valve
What is this?
An Artery
Name what the arrows are pointing to
1 - Thick muscular wall
2 - Narrow central cavity
