Test-circulatory System Flashcards
1
Q
- How long does it take for you heart to pump blood through your entire body?
A
About a minute
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2
Q
- Which component of blood is 90 percent water?
A
Plasma
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3
Q
- The function of the atria is to
A
Receive blood that comes into the heart
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4
Q
- Wherein your body can you find blood vessels?
A
Virtually everywhere
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5
Q
- If your pulse rate decreases, your heart is beating
A
Slower than before
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6
Q
- As blood moves away from the heart, blood pressure?
A
Decreases
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7
Q
- Blood flows from the heart to the body through?
A
Arteries
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8
Q
- Blood returns to the heart from the body through the big vessels called?
A
Vena cava
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9
Q
- Blood that is rich in oxygen leaves the heart through the blood vessel known as the?
A
Aorta
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10
Q
- The circulatory system carries the needed materials oxygen and ______ to the body cell.
A
Pacemaker
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11
Q
- Substances are exchanged between the blood and body cells in the blood vessels known as_________.
A
Capillaries
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12
Q
- What would happen if there was a hole in the septum?
A
Oxygen poor blood to mix with oxygen rich blood. As a result, less oxygen would go to the cell.
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