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What is another term for cardiac muscle?
Heart
Name the four chambers of the heart
Right and left atrium
Right and left ventricle
How is the lub-dub sound of the heart produced?
When the valve opens and closes
Give 2 functions of the circulatory system
It carries oxygen, water, nutrients and waste materials to different parts of the body
It helps fight diseases and infection
Other answers
Artery
It is the blood vessel that brings the blood AWAY from the heart
What is the universal donor blood type?
O negative
What do you call the smallest blood vessels?
Capillaries
What is the cause of varicose veins?
Twisted and enlarged veins due to prolonged sitting or standing
Give 5 descriptions of the heart
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Size of a fist
Involuntary muscle
Pumps blood throughout the body
Beats faster when exercising
Has 4 chambers
Valve
Tiny flap that prevents backflow of the blood
What makes up the cardiovascular system?
blood, blood vessels, heart
Where will the blood from the head enter the heart?
Superior/upper vena cava
What activities slows down the heart beat?
Resting or sleeping
What instrument is used to measure blood pressure?
Sphygmomanometer
Scab
Dried platelets that protects the wound
What do you call the largest blood vessel?
Aorta
What valve separates left atrium and left ventricle?
Mitral valve
In which component of blood will you find the protein substance called hemoglobin?
RBC
Name and descibe the different components of the blood
RBC - carries oxygen throughout the body
WBC - help to fight infections and diseases
Plasma - carries digested food throughout the body/yellowish liquid part of the blood
Platelets -help the blood to clot
Deoxygenated blood
Enters the heart from different parts of the body; it contains carbon dioxide that needs to be exchanged with oxygen in the lungs
What best describes a vein?
It is a blood vessel that brings the blood BACK to the heart
What is separated by the pulmonary valve?
Right ventricle and pulmonary artery
What is separated by the septum?
Right and left side of the heart
Name the correct pathway of the blood to and from the heart including the valves
Body --> Venae cavae --> Right atrium --> tricuspid valve --> right ventricle --> pulmonary valve --> pulmonary artey --> lungs --> left atrium --> mitral valve --> left ventricle --> aortic valve --> aorta --> different parts of the body
Hypertension
When blood pessure is higher than normal 120/80