Yr9 Biology-Heart Flashcards
How does blood enter the heart?
Vena Cava
Where does the blood go when it enters the heart through the vena cava?
Right Atrium
Where does the blood go after leaving the right atrium?
Right Ventricle
Where does the blood go after leaving the right ventricle?
The Lungs
How does blood go to the lungs?
Pulmonary Artery
How does blood get back to the heart from the lungs?
Pulmonary Vein
Where does the blood go after entering the heart through the pulmonary vein?
Left Atrium
Where does the blood go after leaving the left atrium?
Left Ventricle
How does the blood get to the rest of the body from the heart?
Aorta
What happens to blood in the lungs?
The red blood cells are filled with oxygen
What type of blood vessel leads blood away from the heart?
Arteries
What type of blood vessel takes blood back to the heart?
Veins
In what type of blood vessel does diffusion happen?
Capillaries
What makes up blood?
Red blood cells
White blood cells
Platelets
Plasma
Put in order the blood vessels starting with the one that has the highest pressure and ending with the lowest
Artery
Vein
Capillary