Blood
What type of blood is this?: Part of the immune system, fighting infections by attacking pathogens.
White blood cells!
What is the double loop system?
The double loop system is a type of circulatory system that includes two separate circuits for blood flow that cause blood to pass through the heart twice.
Arteries move blood...
away from the heart
what causes blood pressure
The heart! (Fun fact: since blood pressure is primarily caused by the beating of your heart, the walls of the arteries move rhythmically.)
Your heart is connected...
To the rest of your body
What is red blood responsible for?
Responsible for carrying oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues.
What does the left side of your heart do?
The left side of your heart receives oxygen-rich blood from your lungs and pumps it through your arteries to the rest of your body.
Veins move blood...
to the heart
Where does the pumping of blood occur?
True or false: not all vessels are the same
True
What type of blood is this?: The liquid component of blood, primarily composed of water, proteins (like albumin), electrolytes, hormones, and nutrients, in which the other blood cells are suspended.
Plasma
What heart disease is this?: When any of the four valves don’t open or close properly.
Heart Valve Disease (HVD)
What do capillaries do?
Capillaries are what connect veins and arteries which help your organs function. They are small and deliver nutrients and oxygen to cells throughout the body.
When does blood pressure occur?
Blood pressure occurs when circulating blood puts pressure on the walls of blood vessels
Different vessels have...
different structures and functions.
What are some items that blood needs to transport?
hormones, nutrients, and gases
How would you get a heart disease?
The rich blood would mix with the deoxygenated
What do arteries do?
Like veins but the opposite, they send oxygenated blood from the heart to all organs in the body
True or false: Without blood pressure, blood WOULD be able to reach all parts of your body
False
Oxygen and other materials move through the...
capillaries
Blood maintains...
What does the right side of your heart do?
The right side of your heart receives oxygen-poor blood from your veins and pumps it to your lungs, where it picks up oxygen and gets rid of carbon dioxide.
What do the veins do?
Veins collect blood with low oxygen and send it back to the heart to be reoxygenated
Blood pressure is the bumping action of...
Heartbeat
diffusion