What is blood called and why
its commonly called the "river of life"
where does deoxygenated blood enter the heart?
they enter through the inferior or superior vena cava
what are capillaries and why are they important?
Capillaries are vessels. They are important because they collect waste
Is being overweight or obese a causes of high blood pressure?
YESS!!
What trade happens for carbon dioxide
trading for carbon dioxide is in areas of high concentration to low concentration.
what 1 thing do red blood cells contain and what does it do?
they contain hemoglobin which takes oxygen from the lungs to deliver it to the rest of the body
what waste product does deoxygenated blood exchange for more oxygen?
carbon dioxide
what is a major function of coronary arteries?
a major function is to give the heart a blood supply
blood pressure is caused by what?
it is caused by the force of how much ventricles in the heart contract
how do nutrients and oxygen move through the body?
they move through the vessles
What do white blood cells do?
they fight off infections and germs.
What do ventricles and atriums in the heart do?
The ventricles move the deoxygenated blood to the lungs, the atriums receives the deoxygenated blood and moves them to the ventricle
What happens in loop 2
the oxygenated blood moves from the heart out to the body and deoxygenated blood is returned to the heart
What is blood pressure?
Blood pressure is when your Heart pulses blood throughout your ventricles.
how does your body ridget carbon dioxide?
you breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide
what do platelets do?
They clump together when you get a cut to prevent too much blood coming out
what happens to the oxygen in blood when It leaves the heart?
it goes to the whole body
What happens in loop 1?
Blood travels from the heart to the lungs then back to the heart again
Why is blood pressure important?
Blood pressure is important because it pumps blood throughout your body and without it blood reach all the parts in your body.
what vessels are substances in exchange??
they get exchanged in cappillaries
what is plasma?
it carries nutrients and proteins thought the body.
when blood travels through the heart where does it go after going through the right atrium?
it goes to the tricuspid valve and then to the right vesicle
what is the difference in veins and arteries
arteries have higher concentration of oxygen then veins
What is a healthy blood pressure range?
A healthy blood pressure range is an expression of high blood pressure is harmful and why blood pressure that is too low is not healthy.
what are some items that blood need to transport?
nutrients,gas,horomones