Blood Vessels
What are the three types of blood vessels?
Arteries, veins, capallaries
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The blood's main job is to:
Pickup and delivery needed and unneeded materials
About how many red blood cells are in one drop of blood?
about 5,000,000
Build up of this yellow stuff clogs the arteries in the heart
Plaque
This blood vessel carries blood under the most pressure.
Arteries
These 2 chambers are the smaller ones.
Atrium
Blood picks this up and brings it to the left side of the heart
Oxygen
The main job of the blood is to:
Pickup waste and deliver oxygen to the whole body
A blockage in the arteries can lead to a:
Heart attack
This type of blood vessel is in the body the most
Capillaries
These two chambers are bigger
The left side of the heart carries blood to:
The body and head
Name the different blood types:
A, B, AB, O
What happens to the part of the heart affected by a heart attack?
It dies.
This is the biggest artery in the body
Aorta
These two chambers are on the top of the heart
Atrium
The right side of the heart pumps blood to:
THE LUNGS
Where are new blood cells made?
In the bone marrow
Name two things that people can do to keep their heart healthy
-Not smoking
-Eating healthy
-Exercising
These blood vessels have valves throughout them to keep blood flowing in one direction.
Veins
These two chambers are on the bottom of the heart
Ventricles
The right side of the heart pumps blood to:
The whole body and head/brain
The only way for someone to get more blood if they need it is through a:
Blood transfusion
High blood pressure that doesn't go away is called:
Hypertension