VI. Chapter 6

Question 0

Coronary Circulation

Answer 0

Provides oxygen to the parts of the heart

Question 1

Pulmonary Circulation

Answer 1

Transports blood between heart and lungs

Question 2

Systemic Circulation

Answer 2

Blood flow between heart and body

Question 3

Pericardium Circulation

Answer 3

Protective membrane around the heart

Question 4

Functions

Answer 4

1. Carries oxygen, nutrients, and other important materials to each cell in the body
2. Removes carbon dioxide and other wastes from the body
3. Helps fight off diseases along with immune system
4. Keeps body warm
5. Transports hormones which send “chemical” message throughout the body

Question 5

Components of the cardiovascular system are:

Answer 5

1. Blood
2. Heart
3. Blood vessels

Question 6

Leviticus 17:11

Answer 6

For the life or a creature is in the blood

Question 7

How many percent of your blood is composed of plasma?

Answer 7

55%

Question 8

Blood plasma

Answer 8

Yellowish clear liquid

Question 9

What does plasma contain?

Answer 9

Mostly water, but contains protein, glucose, hormones, carbon dioxide, clotting factors, minerals and blood cells

Question 10

What’s the job of the RBC (red blood cells)?

Answer 10

Transport oxygen to cells of the body

Question 11

What protein does RBC contain?

Answer 11

Hemoglobin which contains iron.

Question 12

What does the iron molecule do?

Answer 12

Binds oxygen and allows it to carry the oxygen to the cells

Question 13

What makes blood red?

Answer 13

Hemoglobin with iron.

Question 14

What is the scientific name for RBC?

Answer 14

Erythrocyte

Question 15

What’s the percentage of your blood that is made of RBC?

Answer 15

RBC makes up approximately 45% of the blood

Question 16

How many days do RBC’s live?

Answer 16

About 100 days and they take 20 seconds to travel throughout the body

Question 17

What’s the scientific name for WBC’s (white blood cells) ?

Answer 17

Leukocytes

Question 18

What’s the primary function of WBCs?

Answer 18

To fight off invading pathogens and to destroy foreign particles in the blood

Question 19

How many primary types of WBC’s are there and what are they responsible for?

Answer 19

5 primary types and they’re responsible for attacking and absorbing specific things

Question 20

What’s a platelet and what is it’s scientific name?

Answer 20

A platelet is a type of cell in the blood and the scientific name is thrombocyte

Question 21

What is the platelet responsible for?

Answer 21

Clotting the blood to stop bleeding when the body is injured

Question 22

What does the blood vessel contain and what does it do?

Answer 22

They’re lined with special lining that produces chemicals to prevent the platelets from clotting or being activated

Question 23

What happens if this lining is damaged?

Answer 23

The process of blood clotting begins to prevent excess blood loss

Question 24

What is the heart and what is it made of?

Answer 24

It's the "pump" that pushes blood throughout the body. It's made of muscle, fat, and vascular tissue (blood vessels)

Question 25

What are the kinds of vascular tissues (blood vessels)?

Answer 25

a. Artery—large blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart b. Arteriole—smaller blood vessel that connects an artery to a capillary. c. Capillary—tiny blood vessels next to body cells through which oxygen, waste, and nutrients are exchanged between the blood stream and the cells. d. Venule—blood vessel that connects a capillary to a vein e. Vein—large blood vessel that carries blood with carbon dioxide to the heart