System
The body system concerned with the transport of blood through the heart, blood vessels and lungs
What is the circulatory system?
The 4 main parts of blood
What are RBC WBC platelets plasma
The blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
What are arteries
The vein used to draw large amounts of blood
What is the jugular vein
The 4 chambers of the heart
What is L and R atrium and L and R ventricle
These animals do not have a circulatory system.
What are jellyfish and sponges
The blood cell responsible for fighting infection
What are WBCs
The blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart
What are veins
The vein found in the hind leg of animals
What is the saphenous
The 4 valves of the heart, in order from right to left
What is tricuspid, pulmonary, aortic, and mitral
The 3 main type of circulatory systems.
What is single loop 2 chamber, double loop 3 chamber, double loop 4 chamber
The blood cell responsible for transporting O2
What are RBCs
The smallest of the blood vessels that connect arteries and veins
What are capillaries
A low RBC count suggests this type of condition.
What is anemia?
This side of the heart pumps blood to the rest of the body
What is the left side
These two species of animals have a 4 chamber 2 loop circulatory system
What are mammals and birds
The blood cell responsible for clotting
What are platelets
The major artery on the top of the heart
What is the aorta
The most common cause of anemia is lack of this mineral.
What is iron?
The 3 major veins in the heart
What is superior and inferior vena cava and the pulmonary veins
The circulatory system works in conjunction with this other body system
What is the respiratory system
The liquid portion of blood
What is plasma
The vein used to place IV catheters in the front arm of animals
What is the cephalic vein
An RBC can live for this many days.
What is 120 days?
The 2 major arteries in the heart
What is aorta and pulmonary arteries