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Th circulatory system brings _____, _______ and __________ to cells; fights infections; removes cell _____; regulates ____ temperarure.

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oxygen
nutrients
hormones
wastes
body

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The heart has _ chambers; divided by a _______ to keep ____________ blood and _________ blood seperate.

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4
septum
oxygenated
deoxygenated

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top chambers

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2 atria

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bottom chambers

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2 ventricles

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carry blood away from the heart
higher in oxygen

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arteries

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carry blood toward the heart
lower in oxygen

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veins

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circulatory system organ/components

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heart
blood vessels
- veins
- arteries

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enters heart from upper body through the superior vena cava and from lower blood through the inferior vena cava

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deoxygenated blood

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deoxygenated blood order:
1. Enters heart from _____ body through the ______ vena cava and from lower body through the ______ vena cava
2. Flows to right _____
3. Through _______ valve
4. Down to right _______
5. Through _________ valve
6. Out through pulmonary _______

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upper
superior
inferior
atrium
tricupsid
ventricle
pulmonary
arteries

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Enters heart from pulmonary veins

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oxygenated blood

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oxygenated blood order:
1. Enters from _______ veins
2. Flows to left _____
3. Through _____ valve
4. Down to left ______
5. Through ______ valve
6. Out through ____

A

pulmonary
atrium
mitral
ventricle
aortic
aorta

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what are the components of blood?

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plasma
red blood cells (erythrocytes)
white blood cells (leukocytes)
platelets (thrombocytes)

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the liquid component of the blood, yellow in colour

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plasma

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Plasma:
- makes up ___ of the whole blood
- a mixture of ______, _____, ___, _____, _________, waste products, ________, clotting proteins, _______ and proteins
- suspends the _______, _________, and _______

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55%

water
sugar
fat
salts
nutrients
antibodies
hormones

red blood cells
white blood cells
platelets

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15
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carry oxygen with the help of hemoglobin

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red blood cells (erythrocytes)

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aid in the immune process

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white blood cells (leukocytes)

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17
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cell fragments that aid in blood clotting

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platelets (thrombocytes)

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percentage of plasma

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55%

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19
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percentage of white bloods and platelets

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9%

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percentage of red blood cells

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41%

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21
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what is blood pressure measured by

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sphygmomanometer

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pressure that blood exerts during a ventricular contraction

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systolic blood pressure

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pressure that blood exerts during ventricular relaxation

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diastolic blood pressure

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normal blood pressure

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120/80

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what are the blood types
A, B, AB, and O
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which blood type is recessive to all other blood types
type O
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which blood types are equally dominant
type A and B
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Each blood type can be either ___+ and __-
Rh Rh
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which is recessive Rh+ or Rh-
Rh-
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what is the universal donor
O-
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what is the universal acceptor
AB+
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can O- donate to O- ?
yes
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can O- donate to A- ?
yes
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can O- donate to B- ?
yes
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can O- donate to AB- ?
yes
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can O- donate to O+ ?
yes
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can O- donate to A+ ?
yes
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can O- donate to B+ ?
yes
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can O- donate to AB+ ?
yes
40
can A- donate to O- ?
no
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can A- donate to A- ?
yes
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can A- donate to B- ?
no
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can A- donate to AB- ?
yes
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can A- donate to O+ ?
no
45
can A- donate to A+ ?
yes
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can A- donate to B+ ?
no
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can A- donate to AB+ ?
yes
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can B- donate to O- ?
no
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can B- donate to A- ?
no
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can B- donate to B- ?
yes
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can B- donate to AB- ?
yes
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can B- donate to O+ ?
no
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can B- donate to A+ ?
no
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can B- donate to B+ ?
yes
55
can B- donate to AB+ ?
yes
56
can AB- donate to O- ?
no
57
can AB- donate to A- ?
no
58
can AB- donate to B- ?
no
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can AB- donate to AB- ?
yes
60
can AB- donate to O+ ?
no
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can AB- donate to A+ ?
no
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can AB- donate to B+ ?
no
63
can AB+ donate to AB+ ?
yes
64
can O+ donate to O- ?
no
65
can O+ donate to A- ?
no
66
can O+ donate to B- ?
no
67
can O+ donate to AB- ?
no
68
can O+ donate to O+ ?
yes
69
can O+ donate to A+ ?
yes
70
can O+ donate to B+ ?
yes
71
can O+ donate to AB+ ?
yes
72
can A+ donate to O- ?
no
73
can A+ donate to A- ?
no
74
can A+ donate to B- ?
no
75
can A+ donate to AB- ?
no
76
can A+ donate to O+ ?
no
77
can A+ donate to A+ ?
yes
78
can A+ donate to B+ ?
no
79
can A+ donate to AB+ ?
yes
80
can B+ donate to O- ?
no
81
can B+ donate to A- ?
no
82
can B+ donate to B- ?
no
83
can B+ donate to AB- ?
no
84
can B+ donate to O+ ?
no
85
can B+ donate to A+ ?
no
86
can B+ donate to B+ ?
yes
87
can B+ donate to AB+ ?
yes
88
can AB+ donate to O- ?
no
89
can AB+ donate to A- ?
no
90
can AB+ donate to B- ?
no
91
can AB+ donate to AB- ?
no
92
can AB+ donate to O+ ?
no
93
can AB+ donate to A+ ?
no
94
can AB+ donate to B+ ?
no
95
can AB+ donate to AB+ ?
yes!
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oxygen nutrients hormones wastes body
Th circulatory system brings _____, _______ and __________ to cells; fights infections; removes cell _____; regulates ____ temperarure.
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4 septum oxygenated deoxygenated
The heart has _ chambers; divided by a _______ to keep ____________ blood and _________ blood seperate.
98
2 atria
top chambers
99
2 ventricles
bottom chambers
100
arteries
carry blood away from the heart higher in oxygen
101
veins
carry blood toward the heart lower in oxygen
102
deoxygenated blood
enters heart from upper body through the superior vena cava and from lower blood through the inferior vena cava
103
upper superior inferior atrium tricupsid ventricle pulmonary arteries
deoxygenated blood order: 1. Enters heart from _____ body through the ______ vena cava and from lower body through the ______ vena cava 2. Flows to right _____ 3. Through _______ valve 4. Down to right _______ 5. Through _________ valve 6. Out through pulmonary _______
104
oxygenated blood
Enters heart from pulmonary veins
105
pulmonary atrium mitral ventricle aortic aorta
oxygenated blood order: 1. Enters from _______ veins 2. Flows to left _____ 3. Through _____ valve 4. Down to left ______ 5. Through ______ valve 6. Out through ____
106
plasma red blood cells (erythrocytes) white blood cells (leukocytes) platelets (thrombocytes)
what are the components of blood?
107
plasma
the liquid component of the blood, yellow in colour
108
55% water sugar fat salts nutrients antibodies hormones red blood cells white blood cells platelets
Plasma: - makes up ___ of the whole blood - a mixture of ______, _____, ___, _____, _________, waste products, ________, clotting proteins, _______ and proteins - suspends the _______, _________, and _______
109
red blood cells (erythrocytes)
carry oxygen with the help of hemoglobin
110
white blood cells (leukocytes)
aid in the immune process
111
platelets (thrombocytes)
cell fragments that aid in blood clotting
112
55%
percentage of plasma
113
9%
percentage of white bloods and platelets
114
41%
percentage of red blood cells
115
sphygmomanometer
what is blood pressure measured by
116
systolic blood pressure
pressure that blood exerts during a ventricular contraction
117
diastolic blood pressure
pressure that blood exerts during ventricular relaxation
118
120/80
normal blood pressure
119
A, B, AB, and O
what are the blood types
120
type O
which blood type is recessive to all other blood types
121
type A and B
which blood types are equally dominant
122
Rh Rh
Each blood type can be either ___+ and __-
123
Rh-
which is recessive Rh+ or Rh-
124
O-
what is the universal donor
125
AB+
what is the universal acceptor

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