Seinence Flashcards
Quest
_____ carries blood from the heart to all parts of your body.
Arteries
_____ carry blood from the body back the heart.
Veins
_____ is the smallest blood vessels; connected to arteries and veins.
Capillaries
____ is the largest artery in the body.
Aorta
_____ is the largest in the vein in the body.
Vena cava
Three main type of blood vessels are ____, ____, and ____
Arteries, veins , and capillaries
___ arteries supply blood to the heart.
Coronary
___ arteries and veins carry blood to the lungs and back to the heart.
Pulmonary
____ in the blood passes through the thin capillary into surrounding cells.
oxygen
____ passes into the capillaries and is carried away by the blood.
Carbon dioxide
Like the heart, veins have ____ that keep the blood from flowing backwards.
Valves
William _____ was the first to understand how blood circulates throughout the body.
Harvey
_____ is the liquid part of blood; dissolves protein, sugars, and nutrients.
Plasma
_____ carries oxygen to all parts of the body.
Red blood cells
_____ helps fight disease and infection.
White blood cells
_____ is small fragment of a cell; that forms blood clots.
Platelets
_____ has a concave shape; able to squeeze through capillaries.
Red blood cells
The transfer of one person’s blood to another person is called a ______
Blood transfer
The four main blood types are _____, _____, _____, and _____
A, B, AB, and O
Some types of blood cannot be successfully _____ with others.
Mixed
People who donate their blood are called _____
Blood donators
What are the three jobs of the blood _____, _____, and _____.
Blood circulation, helps fight diseases and infection, and help to keep our bodies at 98F and 37C.
How dose a red blood cell act like a bus traveling through the body.
It takes stopes in the body and drops off oxygen and picks up carbon dioxide and revers.
