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  1. How long does it take for your heart to pump blood throughout your body?
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About a minute

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

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

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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. Place the following events in sequence: A) The atria fill with blood; B) the valve between the ventricle and atrium close; C) The blood is pushed out.
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A, b, c

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  1. What is the main function of platelets?
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Helping blood clot

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  1. During diastole, the heart is in a(n) _______ state
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Relaxed

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  1. As blood moves away from the heart blood pressure decreases.
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True

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

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  1. Blood returns to the heart from the blood vessel known as _________
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Vena cava

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  1. Fibrin is produced when the blood components called _______ start chain reaction that produces a blood clot.
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Platelets

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  1. Where do the vena cavas send their blood and where does it go after that section of the heart?
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Right atrium then to the right ventricle

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  1. Identify the part of the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs
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Left atrium

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  1. Where are the pulmonary vein and arteries?
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The upper left and right hand sections of the heart

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  1. Starting with the veins cavas show the pathway of blood and if it is oxygenated or deoxygenated
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Superior and inferior vena canvas, deoxygenated
Right atrium, deoxygenated
Right ventricle, deoxygenated
Pulmonary trunk, deoxygenated
Left and right pulmonary arteries, deoxygenated
Lungs
Left and right pulmonary veins, oxygenated
Aorta, oxygenated
Body
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