Valves
How many valves are there?
4
What are the two primary circuits
Pulmonary and Systemic
What three types of blood cells make up your blood?
Red (erythrocytes), White (leukocytes) , Platelets
What artery connects the right ventricle with the lungs?
Pulmonary artery?
Ch 1: Term that means closer to the trunk of the body
AND
Ch 1: Name the three types of planes
Proximal
Transverse, Sagittal, Frontal
Why does the heart have valves?
Prevent backflow. One way flow.
Which circuit connects the heart to the lungs
Pulmonary
What portion of your blood is a fluid
plasma
What artery connects the left ventricle to the body?
Aorta
Ch 6: The system composed of skin, hair, nails, sebaceous glands, and sweat glands is known as
Integumentary
What is the order of the valves starting with the right atrium.
Tricuspid, Pulmonary, Mitral (bicuspid), Aortic
What is the systemic circuit?
Connects heart to the body
What does white blood cells do?
Part of the immune system. Fight infections.
What three veins (vessels) feed into the right atrium
Superior/inferior vena cava
Coronary sinus (also called cardiac sinus)
Which cells build bone
Osteoblasts
Answers will vary
What vessels in the systemic circuit carry oxygenated blood?
Arteries
What do red blood cells do?
Carry oxygen (and carbon dioxide)
What is the order of blood flow starting with the Vena cavas
Blood enters right atrium, passes through tricuspid valve, enters right ventricle, passes through pulmonary valve into pulmonary artery, enters lungs to become oxygenated, exits lungs through pulmonary veins, enters left atrium, passes through mitral valve, enters left ventricle, passes through aortic valve, aorta sends out oxygenated blood to system, deoxygenated blood returns to heart via veins
ch 10: Which part of the neuron receives signals?
Dendrites
Name one semilunar valve and what it separates.
Answers will vary.
What vessels in the pulmonary circuit carry oxygenated blood?
Veins
What do platelets do?
Help clot blood
Which chambers would contact at the same time?
Answers may vary (both upper OR both lower)
ch 14: What are capillaries and why are they important
small vessels that connect arteries and veins. Used for optimal diffusion of gas exchange