Test-Circulatory Flashcards
1
Q
- What roles does your brain play in the circulation of blood though your body?
A
It signals the heart to beat.
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2
Q
- Which component of blood is 90% water?
A
Plasma
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3
Q
- What type of tissue in the heart pumps blood throughout the body?
A
Muscle Tissue
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4
Q
- Blood Vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called
A
Arteries
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5
Q
- What word best describes the beating of the heart and the circulation of blood?
A
Automatic
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6
Q
- As blood moves away from the heart, blood pressure increases
A
Decreases
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7
Q
- Fluid from the blood that enters lymphatic vessels is known as
A
Lymph
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8
Q
- Blood returns to the heart from the. Body through the big blood vessels called
A
Vena cava
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9
Q
- Blood that is rich in oxygen leaves the heart through the blood vessel known as the
A
Aorta
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10
Q
- Identify the left atrium. What are the blood vessels that lead into the left atrium? What is the level of oxygen content?
A
Left Atrium, Pulmonary veins, High oxygen.
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11
Q
- Identify Right Atrium. Give the part and name of the structure into which blood flows after leaving Right Atrium.
A
Right Atrium, After leaving the right atrium, blood flows into the right ventricle.
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12
Q
65.Identify the septum. What would happen to a person who had a hole in this structure?
A
A hole in the septum would allow oxygen poor blood to mix with oxygen rich blood. As a result, less oxygen would go to body cells.
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