Spencer, Elisabeth test: circulatory system Flashcards
14. What does blood contain when it flows into the right atrium from the body?
Little oxygen and a lot of carbon dioxide
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12. What can you infer from the fact that your heart beats faster when you exercise?
When you exercise, your muscles need more oxygen
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16. What does blood contain when it flows into the left atrium from the body?
A lot of oxygen and little carbon dioxide
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24. What type of tissue in the heart pumps blood throughout the body?
Muscle tissue
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26. What role does your brain play in the circulation of blood through your body?
It signals the heart to beat
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31. Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygen-poor blood to the lungs?
Right ventricle
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34. Through which type of circulation does blood flow to from your heart to your lungs and back?
Pulmonary
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35. What would happen if your circulatory system did not deliver oxygen to your body’s cells?
Your body’s cells would die
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36. Which of the following blood vessels allows diffusion to occur?
Capillaries
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38. Which of these heart structures prevents blood from flowing backward?
Valve
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43. What are the functions of the cardiovascular system?
Carrying oxygen, glucose, and other needed materials to the cells
Carrying waste products away from cells
Transporting cells that attack disease-causing microorganism
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46. How does pulmonary circulation differ from systemic circulation?
Systemic circulation occurs throughout the body; pulmonary circulation occurs in the heart and lungs
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47. What happens when blood is being pushed through the heart?
The atria fills with blood
The valve between the ventricles and atria close
Blood is pushed out of the heart
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48. What pumps blood to the lungs?
Right atrium
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50. As blood moves away from the heart, blood pressure does what?
Decreases
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