What is larger diameter + valves to keep blood flow positive.
200
Which phase of the cardiac cycle sends blood to the lungs?
What is the systole phase?
300
5 liters
How many liters of blood are circulating through the body?
300
Large blood vessel which curves around back to the abdomen and splits into two .
What is the aorta?
300
Veins:From Body to Heart::Arteries:?
What is from heart to body parts?
300
What phase fills the atrium up with blood?
What is the diastole phase?
300
How do the sickle shaped RBCs block the blood vessel?
The sickles get caught in one another
400
Represented as dark blue in textbooks
What is blood in veins?
400
The Endothelium, Media, and Adventitia.
What are Layers of arteries?
400
How are veins closer to the surface used? Give an example.
Used for blood smears-cell counts.
Used for vaccines.
400
How long does the cardiac cycle take?
What is 0.8 seconds.
400
What is a symptom of a heart attack?
What is a shooting pain up the left arm?
500
Ions, plasma proteins, wastes, and substances in transit.
What are the solutes of plasma?
500
Name 3 important arteries and veins
For arteries: any of the following:
Pulmonary artery, aorta, cartoid artery, abdominal aorta, thoracic aorta
For Veins:
Superior Vena Cava, Inferior Vena Cava, Pulmonary Vein, Jugular Vein, Subclavian Vein.
500
Name 4 differences between arteries and veins
Oxygenated vs Deoxygenated blood
Deeper inside vs Close to the Surface
Thicker Walls vs Larger and thinner
From heart to body parts vs from body parts to heart.
500
Describe the entire Blood oxydization process.
During the systole phase, the blood is sent from the atrium through the pulmonary artery, to the lungs where it is oxidized, then is pumped back through the pulmonary vein.