Cells
What is the location where blood cells are made?
Blood cells are made in the bone marrow.
What are the receiving chambers of the heart?
The left and right atrium.
What is the largest artery in the body?
The aorta.
What is the outside layer of the heart called?
The epicardium.
About what is the same size as the human heart?
A human fist.
What type of cells fight pathogens?
White blood cells, or leukocytes.
What are the pumping chambers of the heart?
The left and right ventricles.
What is another name for the bicuspid valve?
The mitral valve.
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How much does the average heart weigh?
Between 7-15 ounces.
What is plasma mainly made up of?
Water (H2O)
What artery provides for the heart muscle?
The coronary artery.
What valve must the blood flow through to go from the right atrium to the right ventricle?
The tricuspid valve.
What is mmHg?
Millimeters of Mercury. (Used when taking blood pressure)
What is the average heart rate for a newborn?
The average heart rate for a newborn baby is 70-190 beats per minute.
What is either present or not on your red blood cells that determines your blood type?
Antigens.
What kind of blood do veins carry?
De-oxygenated blood. (With the exception of the pulmonary vein)
Where is oxygen (O2) exchanged for carbon dioxide (CO2)?
The systemic and pulmonary capillaries.
What is the pointed, inferior part of the heart?
The apex.
How many times does your heart beat in a day?
Your heart beats about 100,000 times per day.
What is the universal type of blood donor?
Type O Negative (O-)
How many arteries carry deoxygenated blood?
One - the pulmonary artery.
Where does the blood flow through to come back to the right atrium?
The superior and inferior vena cava.
How many veins carry oxygenated blood?
The pulmonary vein.
How much blood does your heart pump per day?