inter-relationship between respiratory and circulatory systems

Question 1

describe pulse

Answer 1

Action in which our arteries stretch and then return to normal size to make room for blood to pass through.

Question 2

how is the blood pressure recorded written

Answer 2

systolic
_______
diastolic

Question 3

veins and arteries are connected by?

Answer 3

capillaries

Question 4

where do veins start

Answer 4

start from capillaries, broadening into larger vessels until they reach the heart.

Question 5

how is the blood emptied into the right auricle

Answer 5

large vessels called the inferior and superior vena cava

Question 6

describe the function of the inferior vena cava

Answer 6

it receives blood from the body regions below the diaphragm

Question 7

where does the superior vena cava receive blood from

Answer 7

regions above the diaphragm

Question 8

how is blood returned to the heart

Answer 8

through a milking action of veins

Question 9

blood cells contain what

Answer 9

plasma

Question 10

describe red blood cells

Answer 10

round and contain hemoglobin. made in bone marrow and live 90 days

Question 11

describe white blood cells

Answer 11

colourless
several varieties
protect body from infection
produced in bone marrow and live 9 days

Question 12

describe platelets

Answer 12

needed for blood clotting
made in bone marrow
live about 4 days

Question 13

what is diastolic pressure

Answer 13

least amount of pressure against the wall of the vessel

Question 14

what is systolic pressure

Answer 14

greatest amount of pressure exerted against the wall of the vessel

Question 15

what is blood pressure

Answer 15

force exerted by the blood against a vessel wall

occurs in veins and arteries