cooperation
Which system provides oxygen to blood?
Respiratory System
What are blood vessels?
Ducts for transporting blood
Where is the heart located?
Left side of the body behind the sternum in the thoracic cavity.
What do blood vessels do?
transport blood, nutrients and waste
Fist sized
How does the Cardiovascular and Immune system cooperate together?
Blood vessels and transportation allows the mobility of the immune system
How many layers are there in a blood vessel?
Three (Tunica Intima, Media, Externa)
Name three components of the heart.
Walls, Valves, Vessels (artery vein), Chambers, Conduction System.
What does the aorta do?
Pump blood away from the heart
What animal has the largest heart?
Blue whale
What are three systems that co-function with the cardiovascular system?
Endocrine-Respiratory-immune (any other solid arguments)
What is the second largest artery?
Pulmonary Artery.
What connects Arterys to veins?
Capillaries
Which organ do coronary vessels supply with blood?
Heart
how many hearts does a cuttlefish have
Three
Where does blood obtain the nutrients and water to distribute around the body?
Intestines
What language does the word coronary originate from?
Latin - "corona" means wreath or crown (the structure of blood vessels within the body)
which two elements within the right atrium create and transport the Conduction signal of the heart?
SA node and the AV node
What do purkinje fibers do?
Create a uniform contraction of the ventricles
What is the word for heart in french and spanish?
French: coeur
Spanish: corazón
What kind of hormones enter the blood stream?
Endocrine
If you laid out all of the blood vessels in a human body end to end how many times could it wrap around the earth's circumference?
Twice (and a bit extra)
Name 15 components of the heart.
:)
Explain what drives the blood flow through arterys and veins.
Arteys: blood pressure and smooth muscle
Veins: Smooth muscles, Skeleton Muscles and valves
How many thousands of gallons of blood does the heart pump every day?