Structures of the Heart
Blood flow through the heart
Blood Vessels
Blood
Lifestyle effects on the heart
100
This valve separates the right atrium from right ventricle
What is the tricuspid valve
100
This half of the heart deals with de-oxygenated blood
What is the right half
100
This blood vessel carries blood away from the heart
What is an artery
100
This molecule in red blood cells is the reason humans must have iron in their diets. (Hint it binds to oxygen)
What is hemoglobin
100
This chemical found in cigarette smoke increases heart rate and raises blood pressure
What is nicotine
200
This heart chamber has the thickest wall
What is the left ventricle
200
The reason the heart is described as a double pump
What is because the right half of the heart pumps to the lungs, and the left half pumps to the body
200
Everything carried by the blood is exchanged with body cells through the walls of this blood vessel
What is capillaries
200
This is the other name for the solid portion of your blood
What is the formed portion
200
Too much salt in your diet can do this to your blood pressure.
What is increase or raise
300
Atrial contraction (or systole) is initiated by the "pacemaker", also know as this
What is the Sinoatrial (SA) node
300
The blood traveling in the Pulmonary vein is _______ and _______ (Oxygenated or de-oxygenated/ Going to or from the lungs)
What is oxygenated and from the lungs
300
This blood vessel has valves that help prevent the baclflow of blood
What is veins
300
These are the 3 major types of WBC's
What are granulocytes, monocytes, and lymphocytes.
300
Too much of this in your diet can start to clog your arteries
What is fat and cholesterol
400
This chamber of the heart pumps into the pulmonary artery, through one of the semi lunar valves.
What is the right ventricle
400
This is the circulation of blood between the heart and lungs.
What is pulmonary circulation
400
Every artery in your body carries oxygenated blood, and every vein carries de-oxygenated blood, except for what two exceptions
What are the pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein
400
If Mr. Lawson had a cut that would not stop bleeding no matter what, he likely has problems with his ______
What is platelets.
400
Carbon monoxide, found in cigarette smoke, reduces the ability of blood to carry this.
What is oxygen
500
The heart has this many chambers and this many valves
What is 4 and 4
500
If you heard blood was travelling in the Inferior vena cava, where would it be going?
What is the right atrium
500
This type of blood vessel has the highest pressure out of all the blood vessels
What is arteries
500
This part of the blood is responsibile for carrying carbon dioxide from the cells of the body to the lungs
What is the plasma
500
There are chemicals in smoke the can increase the risk of these (hint: what platelets help start to form)
What is blood clots
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