Test- Circulatory System Flashcards
1
Q
1.What blood vessel allows diffusion to occur?
A
Capillaries
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2
Q
- What type of muscle tissue is found in the heart and pumps blood throughout the body?
A
Cardiac muscle tissue
Pg. 68
3
Q
- What does it mean if your pulse rate decreases?
A
Your heart is beating slower than it was
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4
Q
- What is the main function of platelets?
A
Helping the blood clot
Pg. 69
5
Q
- In what order does blood get pumped out of the heart?
A
The atria fills with blood, the valve between the atria and ventricle closes, blood is pushed out of the heart.
Pg. 73
6
Q
- What causes blood pressure?
A
The force with which your ventricles cotntract.
Pg. 68
7
Q
- What is the main difference between the ventricles and atria?
A
Your atria brings blood into the heart, the ventricles pump it out.
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8
Q
- What chamber pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs?
A
The right ventricle
Pg.73
9
Q
- What ventricle pumps blood to the lungs?
A
The right ventricle
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10
Q
- When does blood pressure increase?
A
When blood moves towards the heart.
Pg. 73
11
Q
- What blood vessel does blood flow through to get to the heart?
A
The arteries
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12
Q
- Where does blood come into the heart?
A
The vena cava
Pg. 73
13
Q
- What are the lymphatic vessels that fluid from the blood enters called?
A
Lymph
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14
Q
- What does the circulatory system bring to the body’s cells?
A
Needed materials, oxygen, and nutrients
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