Heart Structure
Which type of blood vessel has valves?
Veins
Where does the oxygen-carbon dioxide exchange occur?
In capillaries.
What is another name for a red blood cell?
Erythrocyte
What is the disorder which results in an overproduction of immature white blood cells?
Leukemia
What is the name of the wall of tissue that separates the right and left sides of the heart?
Septum
Which type of blood vessel has a thicker, more elastic lining?
Arteries
What is the average blood pressure?
120/80
What is another name for a platelet?
Thrombocyte.
An abnormal blood clot is called a?
Thrombus
What is the name of the double layered structure that encloses the heart like a bag?
Pericardium
During diastole, what happens to the aortic valve?
It is closed.
Which type of cell creates antibodies?
Lymphocyte.
A ballooning of a blood vessel is called what?
An aneurysm.
Which chambers of the heart have thicker, more muscular lining?
Ventricles
Circulation that carries blood to and from the lungs is called what?
Pulmonary Circulation
This is the term for the narrowing of a blood vessel. It often happens when it is cold to conserve heat.
Vasoconstriction
What type of cell has no nucleus?
Red blood Cell
The name of the condition in which the amount of red blood cells is too high?
Polycythemia
What is the name of the outermost layer of the heart?
Epicardium
What is the name of the main artery in the body, responsible for carrying oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
Aorta
Where does blood go after leaving the right ventricle?
To the lungs/pulmonary artery
Which type of cell produces histamines?
Basophil.
What is the name of the genetic disorder where the blood does not clot properly due to lack of blood clotting proteins? For 100 extra points, what was the full name of the Russian Tsarevich who had the disorder?
Hemophilia
Alexei Romanov