Test- Circulatory System Flashcards
1
Q
- What type of muscle tissue is found in the heart?
A
Cardiac muscle tissue
NB pg. 76
2
Q
- What is the main function of platelets?
A
Helping your blood clot
NB pg. 76
3
Q
- What causes blood pressure?
A
C. The force with which the ventricles contract
NB pg. 76
4
Q
- As blood moves away from the heart, blood pressure ____________.
A
Decreases
NB pg. 76
5
Q
- Fluid from the blood enters lymphatic vessels is ____________.
A
Lymph
NB pg. 69
6
Q
- What is the part of the heart that is top left chamber? What blood vessels lead to it And what is its level of oxygen?
A
Left atrium, pulmonary veins, high in oxygen
NB pg. 73
7
Q
- When blood enters the left ventricle is it low or high in oxygen?
A
It is high in oxygen because it is freshly pumped out from the lungs, where it has been oxygenated.
NB pg. 73
8
Q
- What would happen if there was a hole in our septum?
A
The oxygenated and deoxygenated blood would mixed in circulation and our blood might not get enough oxygen
NB pg. 76
