Blood
How do red blood cells get their color?
they get their color because they contain a protein called hemoglobin
The heart is a part of the ______ system
double loop system
arteries take blood _________ to the heart
away
What is another name for a heart beat
pulse
Red blood cells move ________Throughout the body?
Oxygen
What do white blood cells do.
White blood cells are like the bodies defense team, biting up germs and infections by identifying and destroying them.
what is the double loop system
the double loop system is 2 loops one from the heart to the lungs and from the heart to the rest of the body.
what are capillaries
Capillaries are tiny blood vessels where substances are exchanged between the blood and the body cells.
what is blood pressure
Blood pressure is when your Heart pulses blood throughout your ventricles.
What makes the transport of nutrients and oxygen possible?
vessels
What are platelets
small cell fragments that come together to form a clot when you get a cut, preventing the blood leaking too much.
how does the heart work
The heart works by compressing and releasing the blood to the rest of your body by using the double loop system and veins/arteries.
Major function of the coronary arteries and the coronary veins
cycling blood through the body
What is heart rate
heart rate is how many times your heart pulses a minute
What is one of the main functions of the circulatory system?
to move materials. (nutrients and oxygen)
what is plasma
Plasma is the watery part of the blood where all the other blood cells float around. It carries important things like nutrients and proteins throughout the body.
At the beginning of the pathway of blood through the heart what type of Blood start deoxygenated or oxygenated?
deoxygenated
Veins take blood _________ from the heart.
towards
why is heart rate important
heart rate is important because it can tell if someone is dead.
blood transport ____ throughout the body.
nutrients
What is red blood cells
tiny cells that look red because they contain a protein called hemoglobin, which grabs oxygen from your lungs and delivers it to the rest of your body.
the double Loop system how many times does blood pass through the lungs in one cycle?
one time
what are veins arteries and capillaries a part of
double loop system
why is blood pressure important
Blood pressure is important because it pumps blood throughout your body and without it blood would not reach all the parts of your body.
What is responsible for delivering oxygen throughout the body?
Red blood cells