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7th Lee_annelayton Sciemce > Test - Circulatory System > Flashcards

Test - Circulatory System Flashcards

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  1. When the ventricles contract, blood is pumped
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Out of the heart

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  1. What role does your brain play in the circulation of blood through your body?
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It signals the heart to beat

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  1. Needed substances are carried to the body cells by
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Blood

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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. When blood flows into the left atrium from the body it contains
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A lot of oxygen and little carbon dioxide

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  1. Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygen-poor blood to the lungs
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Right ventricle

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  1. What type of tissue in the heart pumps blood throughout the body?
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Muscle tissue

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  1. Through which type of circulation does blood flow to from your to your lungs and back?
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Pulmonary

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  1. What is the main difference between your ventricles and your atria?
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Your atria bring blood into the heart: your ventricles pump it out
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  1. What is NOT a function of the cardiovascular system?
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Transporting cells that attack disease causing microorganisms
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  1. Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called
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Arteries

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  1. What causes blood pressure?
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The force with which the ventricles contract

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  1. True/false; The cardiovascular system consists of the heart, blood vessels, and “lymph”
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False; blood

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  1. True/false; The “left ventricle” pumps blood to the lungs.
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False; right ventricle

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  1. True/false; The two lower chambers of the heart are called “atria”
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False; ventricles

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  1. True/false; Blood flows from the heart to the body through “veins”
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False; arteries

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17
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  1. The force with which the _________________ contract causes blood pressure.
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Ventricles

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18
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  1. Blood is pumped through blood vessels by the action of the organ known as the _______________
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Heart

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19
Q
  1. Blood returns to the heart from the body through the big blood vessels called ____________
A

Vent cava

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20
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  1. Blood that is rich in oxygen leaves the heart through the blood vessels known as the _____________
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Aorta

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21
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  1. Cardiovascular health can be maintained by strength ping the heart muscle through regular _______________
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Exercise

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22
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  1. What’s above the left and right ventricles?
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The right and left atriums

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23
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  1. Now many ventricles are there?
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Two the left and the right

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24
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  1. Pulmonary veins lead to the __________
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Atriums

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25
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  1. The right atrium leads to the
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Right ventricle

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26
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  1. When blood enters the left atrium is it oxygenated or deoxygenated?
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Oxygenated cause it came from the lungs

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27
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  1. What separates the left and right ventricles?
A

Septum

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28
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  1. How many pulmonary arteries are on one side and how many pulmonary veins are on one side
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One of each on each side

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7th Lee_annelayton Sciemce (7 decks)

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