Blood
What is hemoglobin?
a protein that grabs oxygen from your lungs and delivers it to the rest of the body
What might happen when there is a blockage to a coronary artery?
a heart attack may occur
What is the main difference between arteries and veins
Arteries carry blood away from the heart, While veins carry blood to the heart
Each time the human heart beats what happens?
blood is pumped through the arteries to the lungs and the rest of the body
What does the oxygen do after the hemoglobin grabs oxygen to your lungs?
The oxygen then sends it to the rest of the body.
What do white blood cells do?
fighting off germs and infections by identifying and destroying them
If valves were to leak what problem would you expect to occur?
If this were to happen one problem could be that there is not enough oxygen in the blood
True or False veins and artries carry blood to the lungs
False they carry blood to the heart
The artery does what when blood is forced through the arteries during a heart beat?
the artery stretches and bulges slightly
What heart disease happens when you don't have enough blood, oxygen, and nutrients?
Coronary artery disease
What do platelets do?
prevent too much blood from leaking out
How many chambers does the heart have?
4
Coronary artries branch off the arota and deliver blood into what?
Capillaries
Without blood pressure what would happen?
blood would not be able to reach all parts of the body
what blood vessel delivers oxygen and nutrients to the cells that need it?
Capillaries
What does the plasma do?
carries important things like nutrients and proteins throughout the body
What system uses the heart to pump blood all around the body using the blood vessels?
The Cardiovascular System
Once the capillaries have the blood what happens?
The capillaries then deliver oxygen and glucose to the heart
The force with ventricles of the heart contract creates what?
blood pressure
What blood vessel carries nutrients and proteins around the body?
Plasma
What is the double loop system?
The double-loop system is a continuous process of the double loop system
What does the left atrium do in the double loop system?
acts a collection chamber for oxygenated blood
Coronary arteries will then take that to the veins and they'll do what?
The coronary veins will then take the deoxygenated blood to the right atrium where the blood will eventually travel to become oxygenated
The pumping actions of the ventricles are strong enough to do what?
push blood throughout your body
What are the six nutrients of the body
Carbohydrates, Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, Water and Fats