the Vascular System

Question 1

system of tubes that carry blood to and from the heart

Answer 1

the vascular system

Question 2

what are the general components of the vascular system?

Answer 2

the Arteries, Capillaries, and veins

Question 3

branching vessels that carry blood away from the heart

Answer 3

arteries

Question 4

how do the arteries work?

Answer 4

they expand with the contractions of ventricles and snap back into place when the blood passes by

Question 5

wave of blood in the arteries that is sued to measure heart rate

Answer 5

pulse

Question 6

there are 100,000 kilometers of ______ in an adult human body

Answer 6

Capillaries

Question 7

tiny, thin-walled vessels that create a net of channels between smallest arteries and smallest veins

Answer 7

Capillaries

Question 8

what do capillaries do?

Answer 8

they exchange gases and other materials between blood and body tissues and organs

Question 9

nourishes the skin and is essential in the regulation of body temperature

Answer 9

skin capillary beds

Question 10

converging vessels that carry blood to the heart

Answer 10

veins

Question 11

the force of the blood against blood vessel walls

Answer 11

blood pressure

Question 12

blood pressure is created by _______ from contracting heart and the diameter of arteries

Answer 12

pulse of blood

Question 13

what may cause high blood pressure?

Answer 13

narrowed arteries due to constant psychological stress and the accumulation of fatty material in artery wall

Question 14

why can High BP lead to damage in blood vessels?

Answer 14

because the heart has to work harder to push blood through the arteries

Question 15

circulates blood into the lungs

Answer 15

pulmonary circuit

Question 16

pumps blood to the rest of the body

Answer 16

Systemic circuit

Question 17

blood clot blockage occurs in artery bringing blood to the brain, causing death of brain tissue

Answer 17

stroke

Question 18

blood clot blockage stops blood flow to the heart muscle, causing death to the heart muscle

Answer 18

heart attack

Question 19

regions with activity associated with feelings of well-being and happiness

Answer 19

Brain’s “reward Pathways”

Question 20

35,000 heart disease deaths of nonsmokers/year are due to ___

Answer 20

ETS(Environmental Tobacco Smoke)