circulatory system Flashcards

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what are the 4 parts of blood?

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red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma, and platelets

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what are the 3 types of blood?

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viens, arteries, and capillaries

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what do arteries do?

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carry blood away from the heart

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what do veins do?

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carry blood back to the heart

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what do white blood cells do?

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kill germs

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what do red blood cells do?

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carry oxygen to all of the cells

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what is the biggest artery in the body?

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aorta

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blood comes back to the hear (from the body) through the _________

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superior/inferior vena cava

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what are the top chambers of the heart ?

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right & left Atrium

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what are the bottom chambers of the heart?

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left & right ventricle

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arteries carry oxygen rich blood ____ from the heart

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away

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most all arteries carry blood that is what color?

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bright red

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true or false arteries are slarger when they are closer to the heart?

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TRUE

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14
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capillaries connect what?

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connect arteries & veins

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what do capillaries do?

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allow food water and oxygen to leave the body & enter new cells

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true or false ? waste enters the blood from the body cells through capillaries

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TRUE

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17
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veins appear what color through skin?

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blue

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what do veins do?

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carry oxygen poor blood back to the heart

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19
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______ prevent blood from falling back to the feet

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valves

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_______ makes up 90% of plasma

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water

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________,________,__________ are found in plasma

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red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets

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plasma makes up 55% of your blood true or false?

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true

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what does plasma do?

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carries food to cells and waste away from cells for removal

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what do red blood cells do?

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picks of carbon dioxide & takes it to the lungs. & takes oxygen to the body cells

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red blood cells make up what percent of your blood?
44%
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where are red blood cells made?
bone marrow
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the blood of red blood cells are red because of what?
hemoglobin
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in red blood cells, blood turns bright red when exposed to what?
oxygen
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white blood cells are livings cells which contain what?
a nucleus
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what is the purpose of white blood cells?
make antibodies to fight off disease
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white blood cells are made where?
lymph nodes and spleen
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what is made by white blood cells which fight disease
antibodies
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platelets make up what percent of your blood?
1%`
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platelets are made where?
in the bone marrow
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in platecelts what forms a net to trap cells to from a clot?
fibrin
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in platelets blood clotting under the skin can form what?
a bruise
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list 4 facts about the heart
pumps blood, muscle, organ, size of our fist, middle of chest, involuntary muscle
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the right side of the heart has ________blood which is pumped to the _____
unoxygenated, lungs
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the left side of the heart has _____ blood which is pumped to the _______
oxygenated, body
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what separates the left & right side of the heart?
septum
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the top chamber of the heat that collect blood?
atria (atrium)
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what are the bottom chambers that pumps out blood?
wentricles
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what is the artery that takes oxygenated blood from the heart to the body?
aorta
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what takes blood to the lungs from the right ventricle?
pulmonary artery
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what takes blood from the lungs to the left atrium?
pulmonary vein
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the directions of the blood flow is controlled by what?
valves
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what are 4 risks of heart disease that u can control?
blood pressure, exercise, smoking, and cholesterol
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3 factors that u cannot control on heart disease
hereditaary, males, age
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what is the narrowing of the artery walls which results in less blood flow?
atherosclerosis
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the animal fat which sticks to artery walls is called what?
cholesterol
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your cholesterol should be less than what?
200
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list 3 thi9ngs u may need to do to lower your cholesterol
exercise, eat less animal fat, and lower your weight
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list 3 symptoms of heart disease
1)chest pain, 2)pain in back,jaw,throat,or arm, 3)shortness of breath
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heart disease with narrowed arteries in the brain may cause what?
a stroke
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heart disease with narrowed arteries in the heart muscle may cause what?
a heart attack
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blood pressure on the artery walls when the blood pumps is called what?
systolic
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what is the blood pressure on the artery wall when the heart fills called?
diastolic
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(treatment for heart disease) taking veins from the leg and attaching them around a blocked artery of the heart muscle is called what?
bypass
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(treatment of heart disease) inserting a balloon into the artery to compress the plague is called what?
angioplasty