The Heart
The heart has four of these
Chambers
The longest vein in the body
Great saphenous
What do red blood cells carry?
Oxygen
The heart does what? (literally)
Pumps blood throughout the body
The Right atrium is connected to which vein(s)?
Superior and Inferior Vena Cava
The aorta is connected to what chamber of the heart
Left Ventricle
What chambers contract to push the blood through the pulmonary and aortic valves
Ventricles
What is the function of a White blood cell
To fight off infection
name the arteries and veins that connect directly to the heart
Aorta, pulmonary artery and veins
The part of the heart that last touched deoxygenated blood
pulmonary artery/Right ventricle
The superior vena cava leads where?
The right atrium
What is the only artery in the body that carries deoxygenated blood?
Pulmonary
Blood is made of ____% RBC's ___% WBC's ___% plasma and ___% other materials
45,1,55,4
What is the pericardium
protective fatty sack that surrounds the heart
Name all parts of the heart in order of blood flow; Including veins and arteries
Superior/Inferior vena cava, Right atrium, tricuspid valve, right ventricle, pulmonary valve, pulmonary artery, left atrium, mitral valve, left ventricle, aortic valve, aorta
How many pulmonary veins are there?
4
Blood from the great saphenous vein comes from where?
The inner thigh
The technical name of RBC's is what?
Erythrocytes
What do the valves of the heart do?
Keep blood flowing in the same direction
A when the muscle of the heart relaxes it is called this
Diastole
Where does the femoral vein receive blood from?
The deep thigh
What is the name of the vein that brings blood from the head/neck?
Carotid
What is the average life-span of a red blood cell
180 days
What do capillaries do?
Exchange oxygen and other materials from blood to the tissue