Organs
What is the organ that pumps blood throughout the body?
The heart
What is the first chamber of the heart that blood will enter?
The Right Atrium
What blood type is the universal acceptor?
Type AB
What is the force exerted against the walls of the blood vessels (arteries and veins) exerted by heart contractions?
Blood pressure
What is an interruption of the blood supply to any part of the brain?
A stroke
What tissue carries oxygen throughout the body?
The blood
After passing through the bicuspid valve, what chamber is the blood in?
The Left Ventricle
What type of substance is blood?
A connective tissue
The lack of which mineral in a diet may be the cause of anemia?
Iron
What is the condition where blood vessels that supply blood to the heart are blocked, causing damage to the heart muscle?
A heart attack
What is the transportation system of the blood?
The blood vessels
What is the largest artery that sends blood to the rest of the body?
The Aorta
What 3 components make up blood?
Red blood cells, white blood cells, and plasma
What is the rhythmical throbbing of arteries?
A pulse
What is the medical term for high blood pressure?
Hypertension
What organ filters waste from the blood?
The kidneys
Which artery transports blood to the lungs for oxygenation?
The Pulmonary Artery
What antigens would be found in the red blood cells of a person with O blood type?
No antigens
What is the protein found in blood that allows red blood cells to transport oxygen?
Hemoglobin
What is the cancer of bone marrow of the blood called?
Leukemia
What type of blood vessels carry blood to the heart?
Veins
What vessels does gas exchange occur in, deoxygenating blood
Capillaries
What is the process that occurs when two incompatible blood types are mixed, leading to clumping?
Agglutination
What is the hearts "pacemaker?"
The SA node
What is the medical term for the condition of fatty material collecting and thickening on the walls of arteries?
Atherosclerosis