Circulatory System
This chamber of the heart receives deoxygenated blood from the body
Right Atrium
Largest artery in the body
the Aorta
A vessel that carries blood away from the heart
Artery
This prevents blood from flowing backwards in the heart. It is located between the atrium and ventricles.
Valve
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The three main components of the circulatory system
heart, blood vessels, and blood
A vessel that carries blood towards the heart
Vein
These blood vessels can exchange Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
The Capillaries
How many chambers are in the heart
Four
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Molecule carrying oxygen on red blood cells
Hemoglobin
Caused by the expansion and contraction of artery wall as blood is pumped through the body
Pulse and is also referred to as the Heart Rate (number of times the pulse occurs in a minute)
What happens to Carbon Dioxide after it is brought back to the lung?
It is exhaled
Which is stronger?
-arteries
-veins
Arteries
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The force of blood against the walls of the blood vessels when the ventricles contract
Blood pressure
Wall of the heart which separates the left and right sides
Septum
The blood vessel that carries Oxygen rich blood back to the heart
Pulmonary Vein
note: it's a vein but it is still carrying Oxygen rich blood.
True of false? Both arteries and veins have valves.
False. only veins
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The type of blood cell that carries Oxygen
red blood cell
Vessels that carry blood towards the heart
vein
Which ventricle pumps blood to the whole body?
Left ventricle
Which artery provides the heart with the oxygen and nutrients it needs?
a) aorta
b) coronary artery
c) pulmonary artery
b) coronary artery
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