Heart
What blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?
Arteries
The cardiovascular system is a system which consists of:
Blood
Heart
Blood Vessels
What is this: "Regulating body temperature"
A function of the cardiovascular system
These blood vessels carry blood to the heart and have a large lumen with thin walls
Veins
What blood vessels are the smallest and one cell thick. They allow gaseous exchange at the lungs and muscles.
Capillaries
Where does the pulmonary artery take the blood: from the heart to the __________
Lungs
what type of blood do veins normally carry
deoxygenated
What is this: "Protection of open wounds"
platelets to clot and white blood cells to fight infection
A Characteristics of capillaries
thin walls
What habits can harm the cardiovascular system
smoking, lack of exercise, unhealthy eating habits, high cholesterol
There are four chambers inside the heart, name them.
Right Atrium, Right Ventricle, Left Atrium, Left Ventricle
Where does the aorta send the blood?
The entire body
Which is the smallest blood vessel?
Capillaries
What is the breach in the interatrial septum past infancy called
Patent Foramen Ovale
What chamber does the vena cava enter the heart?
Right atrium
What blood vessel has thick muscular walls and carry the blood at high pressure
Arteries
The right ventricle pumps deoxygenated blood to the
Lungs
What is the name of the valve between the right atrium and right ventricle
Tricuspid
What is the valve between the left ventricle and the aorta
Aortic valve
When an ______ bursts, it can cause a stroke.
Aneurysm / Blood Vessel
What type of blood is in the pulmonary artery
Deoxygenated
What is the dividing wall between the right and left sides of the heart
Septum
What is this: "Transport system carrying the blood cells and nutrients around the body"
Function of the cardiovascular system
When blood abruptly stops flowing to the heart, what happens?
Heart Attack