Blood
The watery part of blood is ___.
Plasma
Deoxygenated bloods first stop in the heart
Right Atrium
This vessel takes blood to the heart from the bottom of the body. (hint- IVC)
Inferior vena cava
The pumping of blood in the ventricles.
What is blood pressure?
What takes nutrients/02 to the cells of the body?
Red blood cells
The defenders of the body that reside in the blood are __.
White blood cells
Deoxygenated bloods second chamber in the heart.
Right ventricle
This vessel takes blood to the heart from the top of the body. (hint- SVC)
superior vena cava
Blood pressure creates what?
your pulse
What do Red Blood Cells take to cells?
Oxygen and nutrients
Cell fragments that help heal cuts are called ______.
Platelets
How many valves are in the heart?
4
Veins bring blood ____ the heart
to
Low blood pressure =
It means your heart isn’t pumping strong enough to get blood all around your body.
How are nutrients exchanged between red blood cells and all the other cells?
Simple diffusion.
The red part of blood is _____.
Red blood cells
True or False: blood is oxygenated in the heart
False
A for away, so A is for A...
Arteries
High blood pressure =
There is build up in your ventricles that is making your blood go through a smaller hole, but going at the same speed.
True or False: Red blood cells take waste from cells to other places.
True
Why are red blood cells red?
Hemoglobin, and Iron-rich protein.
How many chambers are in the heart?
4
Pulmonary means . . .
Associated with the lungs.
Average blood pressure depends on __.
Age
What is the primary job of red blood cells?
To take oxygen and nutrients to cells.