Cardiovascular System
The main part of the cardiovascular system.
what is the heart
Number of chambers in the heart
what is 4
What are the different types of blood vessels?
what are arteries, veins, and capillaries
What is found in blood plama?
What is primarily water
The "lub-dub" sound or typical heartbeat sound is actually caused by what event?
What is when the valves are opening and closing
The three main parts of the cardiovascular System?
What is the blood, heart, and blood vessels
The function of the valves in the heart?
what is to prevent backflow
These tubes transport blood away from the heart.
What are arteries
What blood cells are responsible for transporting oxygen?
what are red blood cells
Blood flows from the superior and inferior vena cava into this heart structure.
What is the right atrium
Blood normally clots in approximately:
What is 3-6 minutes
This is the muscular wall separating the right and left sides of the heart
What is the interventricular septum
These tubes carry blood towards the heart
what are veins
Function of the Platelets.
What is to gather at the site of a injury and help the clotting process
Blood leaving the left atrium continues immediately into what structure?
What is to the left ventricle
A person with type A blood could receive what other type of blood?
What is type O and A
The major vessel that supplies nutrients to the muscles of the heart?
what is the cardiac artery
Why do veins have valves?
What is to prevent backflow
Blood cell formation is called _________ and occurs in ___ marrow
What is Hematopoiesis, red bone
The pulmonary circuit is responsible for pumping blood where in the body
What is to the lungs
The systemic circulation is blood from the left side of the ______ through the ____ tissues and back to the right side of the ______.
what is heart, body, heart
The major artery carries blood from the left ventricle to the body?
What is the Aorta
This is the place where blood releases oxygen while receiving carbon dioxide.
What are capillaries?
List the leukocytes from most to least abundant.
Neutrophils, Lymphocytes, Monocytes, Eosinophils, Basophils
The right AV valve is known as the:
What is the tricuspid valve