The Heart
how many chambers are there in the heart?
Four
What is the main function of blood vessels
Transporting blood throughout your body
or
Delivering blood to your tissues and organs
What are veins?
Blood Vessels that carry blood back to the heart
What are Arteries?
Blood Vessels that carry blood out of the heart
What organ is used in the cardiac cycle?
The heart
what are the names of the top two chambers?
Right Atrium
Left Atrium
What are the smallest Blood Vessels in the body
Capillaries
Where are veins located?
all over your body
What is the largest artery in the body?
The Aorta
How many stages are in the cardiac cycle?
3 stages
What are the names of the bottom two chambers?
Right Ventricle
Left Ventricle
What are the largest blood vessels?
Arteries
What is the purpose of veins?
To carry blood from the body back to the heart
What is the main function of the aorta?
To pump blood out of the heart
What is the purpose of the Cardiac Cycle?
To make the heart beat
Where does the Superior Vena Cava transport blood?
From the upper body into the heart
How thick is the cell wall of Capillaries?
one cell thick
Name one structural quality of Veins
smaller / thin outer wall / thin inner layer/ large lumen
What type of blood goes into the aorta?
deoxygenated blood
What are the names of the stages in the Cardiac Cycle?
atrial systole, ventricular systole and diastole
Where does the Inferior Vena Cave transport blood to and from?
From the lower body to the heart
what kind of blood do capillaries carry?
Deoxygenated and oxygenated blood
What kind of blood do veins carry
Deoxygenated Blood
What type of blood does the aorta pump out
Oxygenated Blood
Which stages make the "lub" and "dub" sound?
ventricular systole = lub
diastole = dub