Animal Transport

Question 1

Where do arteries carry blood

Answer 1

Away from heart

Question 2

Where do veins carry blood

Answer 2

To the heart

Question 3

What do arteries transport

Answer 3

oxygenated blood except for pulmonary arteries

Question 4

What do veins transport

Answer 4

deoxygenated blood except for pulmonary veins

Question 5

What feature does veins have to prevent backflow of blood

Answer 5

Valves

Question 6

What is the difference between single and double circulation

Answer 6

Single circulation-Blood flows through heart once

Double circulation-Blood flows through heart twice

Question 7

Which animals use single circulation

Answer 7

Fish

Question 8

Which types of animals use double circulation

Answer 8

Double

Question 9

Which section of the heart has the thickest wall

Answer 9

Left Ventricle

Question 10

What is the function of the septum

Answer 10

Separate oxygenated blood and deoxygenated blood

Question 11

Which section of the heart contract at the same time

Answer 11

ventricles and atrium

Question 12

What is the valve between ventricles and atrium to prevent backflow

Answer 12

Atrioventricular valves

Question 13

How can the heart be monitored

Answer 13

ECG

Question 14

What is CHD

Answer 14

Buildup of cholestral in the coronary artery, narrowing the artery thus limiting blood flow to heart.

Question 15

What are the risk factors of CHD

Answer 15

Unhealthy diet, smoking, stress, age, genetics

Question 16

What is the treatment for CHD

Answer 16

Drug-Asprin, thin blood, makes platlets less likely to clump together
Stent-small tube inserted to keep artery open
Angioplasty-widents atery by inserting deflated balloon before inflating it. Stenet can also be inserted at the same time to remain after balloon
Coronary bypass-Artery from the patients leg or arm is grafted onto damaged artery

Question 17

What is the adaptations of arteries

Answer 17

Thick elastic layer and wall