Circulatory System 1
The large veins that return blood to the heart.
Superior and Inferior vena cava
Usually, (with the exception of veins leading from the lungs) the blood flowing in veins is rich or poor in oxygen?
poor
How many times a day does the heart beat (on average)?
100,000 times
What percent of the blood is made up of white blood cells?
1%
This is the protein in red blood cells that allow the transportation of oxygen
Hemoglobin
Stellar's Sea Eagle
From which chamber of the heart does blood leave to go to the lungs?
right ventricle
These blood vessels brings oxygenated blood from the lungs into the left atrium.
The pulmonary veins
These blood vessels carry deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs.
The pulmonary arteries
What is the job of platelets?
Platelets, red blood cells, and white blood cells are all made here.
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The circulatory system carries both waste and nutrients in the ______________
blood
The term for blood that doesn't have much oxygen is _______________________
deoxygenated/ unoxygenated
The __________ side of the heart delivers blood to all parts the body except the lungs.
left
What are the four parts of blood?
Plasma, Red blood cells, White blood cells, and Platelets
Which side of the heart manages the flow of deoxygenated blood?
The right side
3 categories of blood vessels
veins, arteries and capillaries
What kind of blood vessels are traveling away from the heart?
arteries
Which valve prevents blood flowing back into the left atrium from the left ventricle?
The Mitral (bicuspid) valve
The primary job of the pulmonary circuit (Pulmonary vein and artery) is to
oxygenate blood
True or False: Blood inside the body is actually blue.
false
what valves lead into vessels that exit the heart...name the valves.
Pulmonary (pulmonic) valve
Aortic Valve
The heart has how many chambers?
Four
What type of blood vessel facilitates gas exchange?
capillaries
How many valves are there in your heart?
4
A very important job of the red blood cells is to transport _______________
oxygen
White blood cells have this job in the body.
White blood cells are part of the immune system and fight off bacteria, viruses, and pathogens.
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