Parts of the Heart
Flow of Blood
Blood
Cardiovascular Problems
Mystery!
100
This is the organ made mostly of cardiac muscle.
What is the heart.
100
Where your blood picks up oxygen.
What are the lungs
100
The four main components of blood
What are plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets
100
Things that cause cardiovascular problems
What are smoking, drinking, stress, physical inactivity, high levels of cholesterol in blood, heredity
100
Associated with the lungs
What is pulmonary
200
A blood vessel that carries blood away from organs
What is an artery
200
The largest artery where blood flows away from the heart
What is the aorta
200

Blood components responsible for clotting

What are platelets

200
When cholesterol builds up inside of blood vessels
What is atherosclerosis
200

These vessels mostly carry deoxygenated blood

Veins

300
Blood vessel that allows the exchange between blood and cells
What is the capillary
300
Where blood from the head,neck, and arms flows into the right atrium
What is the superior vena cava
300
Release antibodies,chemicals that identify or destroy pathogens
What are white blood cells
300
Abnormally high blood pressure
What is hypertension
300
Also known as red blood cells
What are erythrocytes
400
Vessel that carries blood to the heart
What is a vein
400
Blood is going from the lungs to the heart
What is the pulmonary vein
400
Fluid part of blood,containing water, minerals, nutrients
What is plasma
400

happens when heart muscle cells die and part of the heart muscle is damaged

What is heart attack (myocardial infarction)

400

The value on the top of a blood pressure reading

What is systolic pressure

500

Valve responsible for limiting the flow of blood from the left atrium to left ventricle

What is the biscupsid valve

500
Blood leaving the right ventricle goes to
Where is the pulmonary artery to the lungs
500
Can receive blood transfusions from all other blood types
What is AB
500

Heart conditions that develop in utero and are present throughout a person's lifetime

What is congential heart defect

500
The molecule in red blood cells that carries oxygen
What is hemoglobin
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