white blood cells, red blood cells, platelets, and plasma
100
What is the name of the largest vein?
Vena Cava
100
Which of the following is not part of the circulatory system?
a) veins
b) heart
c) arteries
d) stomach
d) stomach
200
What does the size of your heart resemble?
The size of your closed fist
200
What separates the left and right side of the heart?
Septum
200
What is the function of the red blood cells?
Red blood cells carry oxygen to all parts of your body.
200
What is the name of the largest artery?
Aorta
200
What is the main function of the circulatory system?
a) to help us breathe
b) to control the blood flow around the body
c) to supply the body with digested food
b) to control the blood flow around the body
300
The organs of the circulatory system
blood, blood vessels, and the heart
300
What are the top and bottom chambers of your heart called?
Top- Atrium
Bottom- Ventricle
300
What is the function of your white blood cells?
Your white blood cells kill bacteria.
300
What do veins do?
Your veins circulate deoxygenated blood to your heart.
300
The blood leaving the aorta is full of what?
Oxygen
400
How many blood types are there?
4
400
The atrium and ventricle are separated by what?
valves
400
What is the function of the platelets in your body?
Platelets stop bleeding.
400
What do your arteries do?
Your arteries bring oxygenated blood from your heart.
400
As the blood reaches the lungs, what is removed from the blood?
Carbon dioxide
500
Name the four blood types.
A, B, AB, O
500
What are the names of the chambers in your heart?
left atrium, right atrium, left ventricle, right ventricle
500
What is the function of the plasma in your body?
Plasma helps circulate your blood cells.
500
What are capillaries?
Capillaries are tiny blood vessels.
500
What is a heart attack?
A condition in which blood flow to part of the heart muscle is blocked, causing heart cells to die