Soc 15 Structure Of The Heart

Question 1

Cardio-respiratory system

Answer 1

The interaction of the heart and lungs to supply oxygen to muscles during exercise

Question 2

Cardiovascular

Answer 2

To do with the heart, blood vessels together

Question 3

Vasolidation

Answer 3

when veins swell
up or dilate, widening of the
internal diameter (lumen) of the
blood vessel to allow increased
blood flow

Question 4

Vasoconstriction

Answer 4

when veins
shrink down; narrowing of the
internal diameter (lumen) of the
blood vessel to decrease blood
flow

Question 5

What are the three fuctions of the heart

Answer 5

Transports oxygen, carbon dioxide and nutrients. It helps clot blood. It comtrols your body temperature

Question 6

Arteries

Answer 6

Arteries take oxygenated blood away from the heart in wide lumen

Question 7

Veins

Answer 7

They carry deoxygenated blood towards the heart through much thinner walls

Question 8

Capillaries

Answer 8

Are microscopic vessels that carry oxygenated blood and nutrients to the muscle