The Circulatory System

Question 1

Blood

Answer 1

carries oxygen to cells, carries waste away from cells. Composed of red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma

Question 2

Blood Vessels / vaso sanguíneos

Answer 2

assist in the transportation of blood within the body, often in and out of the heart. Three types: capillaries, arteries, veins

Question 3

Plasma / plasma - parte liquido del sangre

Answer 3

the bloods liquid component, carries the blood cells suspended within it, serves as a transport system delivering various materials to and from cells.

Question 4

Hemoglobin / Hemoglobina, la materia colorante de la sangre

Answer 4

carries oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues and takes carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lungs

Question 5

White blood cells / Glóbulos blancos / leucocitos

Answer 5

fight infection; also known as leukocytes; hunt down and destroy bacteria, viruses and other contaminants that the body senses; created in the bone marrow

Question 6

Platelets / la plaqueta

Answer 6

1). Transport of enzymes and proteins critical to clotting. 2). Formation of a platelet plug to slow blood loss. 3). Contraction after it’s formed, which reduces the size of the vessel break

Question 7

Red blood cells / Glóbulos rojos

Answer 7

contain hemoglobin and iron which make them red; carry out gas exchange in the body, carry oxygen from the lungs to the tissues around body

Question 8

Arteries / Arteria, canal destinado a recibir la sangre del corazón y distribuirla por todo el cuerpo

Answer 8

carry oxygenated blood away from the heart, to the rest of the body

Question 9

Veins / vena

Answer 9

carry deoxygenated blood from the capillaries and the rest the body to the heart

Question 10

Capillaries / Vaso capilar

Answer 10

exchange water and chemicals between blood and tissues, connect arteries to veins

Question 11

Aorta / Aorta, la arteria mayor del cuerpo

Answer 11

carry oxygenated blood to the rest of the body; the major artery carry blood away from the heart

Question 12

Pulmonary artery / Arteria pulmonar

Answer 12

transports deoxygenated blood from the heart to the left and right lungs

Question 13

Pulmonary vein / Vena pulmonar

Answer 13

transports oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart

Question 14

Septum / Septo, la cosa que se divide o separa a otras entre sí

Answer 14

the dividing wall of the heart, separates the left and right ventricles, stops blood from crossing from one side of the heart to the other

Question 15

Myocardium / miocardio

Answer 15

thick middle layer of the heart that forms the bulk of the heart wall and contracts as the organ beats

Question 16

Pericardium / pericardio

Answer 16

keeps heart contained in the chest cavity, prevents the heart from over expanding when blood volume increases

Question 17

Ventricles / Ventrículo: se da este nombre a dos cavidades del corazón y a cuatro del cerebro

Answer 17

pump blood to the entire body. Right ventricle receives blood from the right atrium and pumps it to the pulmonary artery (lungs). Left ventricle receives blood from the left atrium and pumps to the aorta (to the rest of the body)

Question 18

Atrium / atrio

Answer 18

the filling chambers for all aspects of the circulatory system. Right atrium receives blood from body and transports to right ventricle. Left receives blood from lungs and transports it to left ventricle

Question 19

Antigens / antigeno

Answer 19

the substance that binds specifically to the respective antibody

Question 20

Antibodies / anticuerpo

Answer 20

a protein the body produces which binds to the surface of the foreign body like a bacteria or virus and prevents it from actively damaging your body