Basics
Vessels
Blood Flow
Heart Disease
Same Task, Different Systems
100
The "pump" of the circulatory system is also known as the...
What is the heart?
100
This type of vessel carries blood AWAY from the heart.
What are arteries?
100
The first chamber of the heart deoxygenated blood enters is...
What is the right atrium?
100
Hypertension is more commonly known as...
What is high blood pressure?
100
The ______'s (animal name) heart has only two chambers.
What is a fish?
200
The number of times an average person's heart beats in a minute...
What is 72?
200
This type of vessel carries blood TO the heart.
What are veins?
200
Deoxygenated blood travels through the ____________ arteries to enter the lungs.
What are pulmonary arteries?
200
A ________ __________ results when an artery supplying the heart with blood becomes blocked.
What is a heart attack?
200
An amphibian's heart has ____ (number) chambers.
What is 3?
300
Flexible flap of tissue, opens when blood is pushed through; closes to prevent blood from flowing backward.
What is a valve?
300
This type of vessel CONNECTS arteries and veins.
What are capillaries?
300
What is the last chamber of the heart OXYGENATED blood flows to before it is distributed to the rest of the body.
What is the left ventricle?
300
A ________ results when an artery supplying the brain with blood becomes blocked.
What is a stroke?
300
There is mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood in an ___________ (animal name).
What is an amphibian/frog?
400
Oxygen and glucose are examples of ___________ transported to cells so they can survive.
What are nutrients?
400
The aorta is an example of this type of vessel.
What are arteries?
400
The superior vena cava is an example of this type of vessel. a) artery b) vein c) capillary
What is a vein?
400
This is the name of one type of surgery to open up clogged arteries.
What is angioplasty?
400
The amphibian has 2 _______ (name of chambers) and 1 ventricle.
What are atria?
500
The human heart beats over _______________ (number) times a day!
What is 100,000?
500
What type of vessel is thin-walled?
What is a capillary?
500
The aorta is an example of this type of vessel: a) artery b) vein c) capillary
What is an artery?
500
The thickening of artery walls is known as...
What is arteriosclerosis?
500
This mammal has 4 chambers in their heart.
What are humans?
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