Vocabulary 1
Forces made by one thing against another
Pressures
Pieces of cells that prevent blood clotting
Platelets
The two upper chambers of the heart are called...
Atria
If something has had the oxygen removed from it, it is...
Deoxygenated
Small pieces are called...
Fragments
When germs enter someone's body and harm it, it's called an...
Infection
Parts are called...
Components
Large blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called...
Arteries
A hard substance that builds up in blood vessels and limits the flow of blood is...
Plaque
Something that is specific, unique, or special, is
Particular
Has it do with the heart and blood vessels; also the name of the body system that includes the heart and blood vessels
Cardiovascular
The liquid that help transport the solid parts of the blood from one part of the body to another is called...
Plasma
Something that is related to or affects the lungs is called...
Pulmonary
Small blood vessels that connect capillaries to veins are called...
Venules
When you are in charge of a duty or a job getting done, you are called
Responsible for [it]
indicate
Designate
The Cardiovascular System
What was the passage in Unit 5 all about?
make part of another thing
Incorporate
When somethig moves from place to place in a circular path, it
Something made up of many cells is
Multicellular
Small blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called...
Arterioles
True or False?: The doctor begins heart transplant surgery as soon as a donated heart arrives at the hospital.
True
the body experiences the donated heart as foreign and tries to fight it off.
Sometimes a person’s body rejects a donated heart because:
After the surgery, the person would be too susceptible to infection.
Why is a person with a weak immune system not a good candidate for a heart transplant, which further weakens the immune system?
The heart donor has blood and tissue types that are similar to the recipient.
What identifies a heart donor as suitable for a particular recipient?
A condition that happens when the walls of the arteries thicken and become less flexible is called...
Arteriosclerosis
A condition that happens when deposits of placque build up on the inside of the arteries is called...
Atherosclerosis