Vocabulary
The right side of the heart carries this type of blood
What is deoxygenated blood
When is the best time to check your resting heart rate?
What is in the morning before getting out of bed.
When separated from the rest of the blood, plasma is this colour
What is yellow
Oxygenated blood enters this chamber from the lungs
What is the left atrium
This system consists of blood, blood vessels, and the heart
What is the circulatory system
These are the blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
What are the arteries
Power walking for an extended period of time is an example of this type of activity
What is aerobic activity
This transports oxygen and nutrients throughout the body
What is a red blood cell
This is the largest artery in our body
What is the aorta
Your breathing rate increases with exercise to help with what
What is to increase your intake of oxygen to your cells
This means "between the heart and the lungs"
What is pulmonary
Your respiratory rate is measured by what
What is breaths per minute
Capillaries are the smallest blood vessels for this reason
What is to allow for diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide in and out of the body cells
The circulatory system works interdependently with this other system
What is the respiratory system
This causes the "LUB-DUB" sound
What is the the opening and closing of the valves in the heart
These chambers pump blood out of the heart
What is the right and left ventricles
Some professional athletes can have a resting heart rate as low as ______ beats per minute
What is 40 bpm
This is approximately 1/5 the size of a red blood cell
What is a platelet
This is a feature that only veins have to prevent back flow
What are valves
A red blood cell will live approximately this long
What is ~120 days
The scientific name for red blood cells
What is erythrocytes
This is a brief, intense exercise where there is no oxygen supply to your cells
What is anaerobic exercise
The average human has this many litres blood in their body
What is ~5.7 L
This is the valve between the left atrium and left ventricle
What is the mitral valve
Spell Ms. Z's last name
What is Zborowsky