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The chamber of the heart receiving deoxygenated blood from the superior vena cava
Right Atrium
Largest artery in the body
Aorta
A vessel that carries blood away from the heart
Artery
Plasma is this color
Yellow
A vessel that carries blood towards the heart
Vein
What are the four main components of blood?
The four main components of blood are red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma.
What is the role of hemoglobin in the blood? (hemoglobin is related to the element that carries o2)
Hemoglobin is a protein in red blood cells that binds iron and oxygen, allowing it to carrying o2 to body tissues
Define what a cell is, and how it relates to a tissue
The basic unit of life, a bunch of cells
How many chambers are in the heart
Four
Connects arteries to veins and are responsible for exchanging gases within the body.
Capillaries
Element carrying oxygen on red blood cells
Iron
A stroke
The blood type is considered "universal donor"
"O-"
What component in blood cells allows o2 to bind to it?
Iron/ hemoglobin
O2 poor blood comes from the....
body
Trace the path of o2 poor rich blood, starting from what vein it enters the heart, then what chambers it goes through, and the name the artery it goes through to leave the heart
lung veins, LA, LV, aorta
SVC, RA
What is the difference between arteries and veins?
Arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart, while veins carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
Where is the best 2 places to check for a pulse?
your neck, your wrist
O2 rich blood comes from the _________, so it must go to the heart and pump to the ___________
lungs, body
What is the function of white blood cells, and are there more white blood cells than red blood cells in blood, or less?
protect or fight disease, less
What is the heart responsible for doing, and what is the function of blood?
pumping blood, carrying o2 to organs
What chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood to the aorta, and then other organs of the body
Left ventricle
What is inside plasma?
water, salt, proteins
What artery is responsible for carrying o2 poor blood to the lungs?
The pulmonary/lung artery