Heart Anatomy
The heart has two lower chambers called ___.
What are ventricles.
These vessels carry blood away from the heart.
What are arteries?
The liquid part of blood is called ___.
What is plasma?
Blood that flows from the right side of the heart to the lungs is in this loop.
What is loop 1?
A disease where fatty materials build up inside arteries is called ___.
What is atherosclerosis?
This organ pumps blood throughout the body.
What is the heart?
This group of cells controls how fast your heart beats.
What is Pacemaker.
Tiny blood vessels with very thin walls are called ___.
What are capillaries?
Pieces of cells that help blood clot are called ___.
What are platlets?
Blood that flows from the left side of the heart to the body is in this loop.
What is loop 2?
If your blood pressure is higher than 140/90, you have ___.
What is hypertension?
Blood that flows to the lungs is in this loop.
What is loop one?
This large artery carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
What is the aorta?
The force of blood against the walls of arteries is called ___.
What is blood pressure?
Blood types depend on ___.
What are molecule markers?
This vessel carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the body.
What is an artery?
The leading cause of death in the United States today is ___.
What are cardiovascular diseases?
Blood flows from the heart to the body and back to the heart in this loop.
What is loop two?
The right ventricle pumps blood to the ___.
What are the lungs?
These blood vessels carry blood to the heart from the lungs.
What are veins?
This protein in red blood cells carries oxygen.
What is hemoglobin?
This vessel carries blood rich in oxygen from the lungs to the heart.
What is a vein?
This condition occurs when blood cannot carry a normal amount of oxygen due to low iron.
What is anemia?
The path of a red blood cell includes these two main loops.
What is loop one and loop two?
This wall of muscle separates the left and right sides of the heart.
What is the septum?
These vessels carry blood against gravity and back to the heart.
What are veins?
These white blood cells are part of the immune system and help fight infection.
What are leukocytes?
This structure in the heart prevents blood from flowing backward.
What are valves?
This condition, often caused by atherosclerosis, results in the heart muscle not receiving enough oxygen-rich blood.
What is a heart attack?
Explain why blood pressure in the arteries is higher than in the veins.
What is because arteries are closer to the heart and receive blood that is being pumped out with high force?