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The Circulatory System Flashcards

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1
Q

What are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart?

A

Arteries

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2
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What are blood vessels that carry blood to the heart?

A

Veins

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3
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What are blood vessels that connect the arteries to the veins?

A

Capillaries

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4
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What is the liquid part of the blood?

A

Plasma

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5
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What are cells that give blood its red color and carry oxygen?

A

Red blood cells

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6
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What are cells that protect the body from disease?

A

White blood cells

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7
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What are tiny, colorless pieces of cells that help blood to clot?

A

Platelets

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8
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What is the thick tissue wall that separates the left and right sides of the heart?

A

Septum

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9
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What are the upper chambers of the heart?

A

Atria

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10
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What are the lower chambers of the heart?

A

Ventricles

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11
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What is the thin flap of tissue that acts like a one-way door?

A

Valve

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12
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What is the name of the system that allows blood to flow through our body which is made of blood, blood vessels, and the heart?

A

Circulatory System

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13
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True or false, every thirty seconds, blood moves throughout your body?

A

True

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14
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True or false, the circulatory system helps to regulate your body temperature?

A

True

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15
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he circulatory system delivers substances to your cells and carries ________________ from your cells.

A

Waste/ CO2

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16
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True or false, there are enough blood vessels in your body to travel the Earth twice?

A

True

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17
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All ____________, aside from those that go to the lungs, carry oxygen-rich blood and nutrients.

A

Arteries

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18
Q

Arteries carry materials the _______need.

A

Cells

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19
Q

Veins carry blood ___________ the heart.

A

Back to

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20
Q

All veins contain ________________________________

A

Dissolved materials

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21
Q

Capillaries are ____________ in size

A

Tiny

22
Q

Most blood vessels are ______________________

A

Capillaries

23
Q

The heart is separated into 4 parts called…

A

Chambers

24
Q

What is the body part’s job is to pump blood to each body part?

A

The heart

25
Q

The right atrium takes in blood from______________________________

A

all parts of the body

26
Q

he left atrium takes in blood from the _________________________

A

Lungs

27
Q

The right ventricle pumps blood to the ___________________

A

Lungs

28
Q

The left ventricle pumps blood to _____________________________

A

all parts of the body

29
Q

When the heart beats, muscles contract and the ___________ fills with blood.

A

Atria

30
Q

The atria contracts and squeezes blood through the ___________________

A

Valves

31
Q

Which cell fights infection and disease?

A

White blood cells

32
Q

Which cell contains hemoglobin that gives it the red color?

A

Red blood cells

33
Q

What helps stop bleeding by giving off a chemical that helps blood clot?

A

Platelets

34
Q

Which cell picks up carbon dioxide waste from the cells?

A

Red blood cells

35
Q

Which is the largest of the blood cells?

A

White blood cells

36
Q

Which cell carries oxygen to all parts of the body?

A

Red blood cells

37
Q

Which is the most numerous blood vessel in the body?

A

Capillaries

38
Q

What is the main artery in the human body? It starts at the left ventricle and ends at the stomach.

A

Aorta

39
Q

__________________ is the liquid part of the blood.

A

Plasma

40
Q

Which blood cells are the smallest in size?

A

Platelets

41
Q

Your heart is a _________

A

Muscle

42
Q

The ________________ closing are what makes the heartbeat sound.

A

Valves

43
Q

Two places to check your pulse are ___________________________________________

A

The sides of the neck and inside of your wrists.

44
Q

__________is an average pulse for human beings in one minute.

A

70

45
Q

True or false, your heart gets stronger and healthier when you exercise?

A

True

46
Q

True or false, eating healthy foods can also keep your heart healthy.

A

True

47
Q

True or false, When you laugh, blood flows to every part of your body.

A

True

48
Q

True or False, The circulatory system works with the other body systems to help your body work correctly.

A

True

49
Q

The ______________ the animal, the slower the heart breathes.

A

Bigger

50
Q

True or false, the heart cannot beat without a body.

A

False

51
Q

Human blood can be found in different shades of ___________

A

Red

52
Q

On earth, gravity forces blood to pool in our ____________.

A

Legs

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