Vital signs test

Question 1

What is the function of the Circulatory system?

Answer 1

to transport blood, oxygen, nutrients and other substances throughout the body to cells and tissues

Question 2

Function of the Heart

Answer 2

pumps blood throughout the body

Question 3

What are the 4 chambers of the heart

Answer 3

Left and right atrium
Left and right ventricle

Question 4

what is the function of the atriums

Answer 4

to receive blood

Question 5

function of ventricles

Answer 5

to pump blood out

Question 6

right side of the heart function

Answer 6

pump oxygen poor blood to the lungs

Question 7

left side of the heart function

Answer 7

pump oxygen rich blood to the body

Question 8

veins

Answer 8

carry blood to the heart (deoxygenated)

Question 9

arteries

Answer 9

carry blood to the body (oxygenated)

Question 10

capillaries

Answer 10

are tiny blood vessels where oxygen and nutrients are exchange

Question 11

systolic blood pressure

Answer 11

the pressure in the atreries when the heart beats

Question 12

diastolic blood pressure

Answer 12

the pressure when the heart is at rest (in between beats)

Question 13

hypertension

Answer 13

high blood pressure

Question 14

hypotension

Answer 14

low blood pressure

Question 15

red blood cells (RBC)

Answer 15

carry oxygen

Question 16

white blood cells (WBC)

Answer 16

fight infection

Question 17

platelets

Answer 17

help with clotting

Question 18

plasma

Answer 18

carries nutrients and waste

Question 19

Blood types

Answer 19

A, B, AB, O

Question 20

Blood types

Answer 20

are determined by the presence or absence of specific antigens on the surface of RBC. There are 4 main types.

Question 21

Rhesus (Rh)

Answer 21

factors in another antigen and people are either Rh+ or Rh-

Question 22

Universal blood donor

Answer 22

is O negative because it lacks A,B

Question 23

Respiratory System Function

Answer 23

exchange oxygen from the air with carbon dioxide (CO2) from the blood, allowing oxygen to enter the blood stream.

Question 24

Structure of the Respiratory System

Answer 24

2 spongy like organs (lungs). They contain bronchial tubes that branch into smaller airways with tiny air sacs on the end (alveoli). The alveoli are where oxygen and CO2 exchange occurs

Question 25

oxygen and the blood

Answer 25

O2 (oxygen) is inhaled from the air, enters the alveoli, diffuses into nearby capillaries, and binds to red blood cells, forming oxygenated hemoglobin.