Test-circulatory System Flashcards

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  1. How long does it take for you heart to pump blood through your entire body?
A

About a minute

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  1. Which component of blood is 90 percent water?
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Plasma

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  1. The function of the atria is to
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Receive blood that comes into the heart

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  1. Wherein your body can you find blood vessels?
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Virtually everywhere

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  1. If your pulse rate decreases, your heart is beating
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Slower than before

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  1. As blood moves away from the heart, blood pressure?
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Decreases

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  1. Blood flows from the heart to the body through?
A

Arteries

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  1. Blood returns to the heart from the body through the big vessels called?
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Vena cava

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  1. Blood that is rich in oxygen leaves the heart through the blood vessel known as the?
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Aorta

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  1. The circulatory system carries the needed materials oxygen and ______ to the body cell.
A

Pacemaker

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  1. Substances are exchanged between the blood and body cells in the blood vessels known as_________.
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Capillaries

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  1. What would happen if there was a hole in the septum?
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Oxygen poor blood to mix with oxygen rich blood. As a result, less oxygen would go to the cell.
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