Blood Vessels
What are the three types of blood vessels?
1. Arteries.
2. Veins
3. Capillaries.
What is the function of the Right Ventricle?
The Right Ventricle recieves blood lacking in oxygen and pumps it to the lungs.
What are Arteries?
Arteries are muscular tubes that carry blood with plenty of oxygen away from the heart.
What are the functions of the lungs.
The Lungs bring oxygen into the blood to remove Carbon Dioxide.
What are blood vessels?
Blood Vessels are the structures that transport blood throughout the body.
Which side of the heart pumps oxygen rich blood?
The Left side.
What are the 4 components of blood?
1. Plasma
2. Red blood Cells
3. White blood cells
4. Platelets.
What is the diaphragm?
The diaphragm is the main muscle of respiration that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity.
What is the primary function of the veins?
The Veins carry blood lacking in oxygen back to the heart.
What is the function of the Vena Cava?
The Vena Cava collects deoxygenated blood from the body and delivers it to the right atrium.
True or False: The Systemic Circulation loop pumps deoxygenated blood to the rest of the body.
False.
Where in the body is the diaphragm located?
The diaphragm is located directly beneath the lungs at the bottom of the chest cavity.
True or false: Capillaries return deoxygenated blood to the heart.
False
Where is the Vena Cava found?
The Vena cava is found in the upper chest, running along the right side of the spine.
What is the circulatory system?
A network of organs and blood vessels that moves blood and delivers oxygen and nutrients to cells.
Which structure acts as a protective flap to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea during swallowing?
The Epiglottis.
What is the smallest blood vessels in the body?
capillaries.
True or false: The Left Ventricle pumps oxygen rich blood to the body through the aorta.
True
True or False: The left atrium is the thickest and strongest chamber of the heart.
False
What is gas exchange?
Gas exchange is the process where oxygen moves into the bloodstream and Carbon Dioxide moves out into the air.