Test- Circulatory System Flashcards
- What type of tissue in the heart pumps blood through the body?
Muscle tissue pg. 68. WKST Then Body Transport System
- What type of muscle tissue is found in the heart and pumps blood through the body?
Smooth muscle tissue pg. 68. WKST Then Body Transport System
- If your pulse rate decreases, your heart is beating
Slower than before pg. 68. WKST Then Body Transport System
- Place the following events is sequence: A) the atria begins to fill up with blood; B) the valve between the atria and ventricle close; C) blood is pushed out of the heart
A,B,C pg.68. WKST Then Body Transport System
- Through which type of circulation does blood flow to your hands and feet?
Systematic pg.68. WKST Then Body Transport System
- When the ventricles contract blood is pumped
Our of the heart pg.73. Exterior5FHeart
- What causes blood pressure?
The force with which the ventricles contract pg. 68. WKST Then Body Transport System
- What word best describes the beating of the heart and the circulation of blood?
Automatic pg.68. WKST Then Body Transport System
- What is the function of the group of cells in the heart called the pacemaker?
Sending out signals to make the heart muscle contract pg.68. WKST Then Body Transport System
- In which vessels are materials exchanged between the blood and the body’s cells?
Capillaries pg. 68. WKST Then Body Transport System
- How does pulmonary circulation differ from systematic circulation?
Systematic circulation occurs throughout the body; pulmonary circulation occurs in the heart and lungs pg.73. Exterior5FHeart
- Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called?
Arteries pg.73. Exterior5FHeart
- What role does your brain play in the circulation of blood through the body?
It signals the heart to beat pg.73. Exterior5FHeart
- True/False
The left ventricle pumps blood to the
False it’s to the right lungs pg.73. Exterior5FHeart
- Blood flows from the heart to the body through veins
False it’s atrteries not veins pg. 73. Exterior5FHeart