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Heart
Blood
Cardiovascular System 1
Cardiovascular System 2
Cardiovascular System 3
100
What blood vessels carries blood away from the heart?
Arteries
100

The cardiovascular system is a closed system which consists of :

Blood

Heart

Blood Vessels

100

Absorbs and eliminates wastes from the blood

Digestive system

100
These blood vessels carry blood to the heart.
Veins
100
What blood vessels are the smallest and thinnest?
Capillaries
200

Carries oxygen, nutrients, and hormones, and cells in the body

Protects the body against disease and infection

Functions of the Cardiovascular System

200

A healthy heart beats this many times per day

100,000

200

Is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States 

Heart Disease

200
Which blood vessels are the most common?
Capillaries
200

Name the artery that transport the blood directly from the heart. Is the largest artery in the body.

Aorta

300
There are four valves inside the heart name three of them.
Tricuspid, Mitral or bicuspid, Pulmonary, and Aortic
300

What is the function of the cells known as leukocytes? (general function)

Help with fighting infections

300
Where do veins receive the blood they carry back to the heart?
From the Capillaries
300
Blood leaves through the __________ side of the heart.
Left side
300

The 2 types of pulmonary circulation

pulmonary and systemic

400
Name the four chambers of the heart. (Remember right and left)
Right and Left Atrium, Left and Right Ventricle
400

This system associated with the heart sends messages to the brain to regulate heart and blood pressure

Nervous system

400

Weighs 7-16 oz  in most adults

what is the heart?

400
The Cardiovascular System could also be called the bodies ______________ System
Transportation
400

Means you don't have to think about it 

Involuntary

500
What chamber does the blood return to once it leaves the lungs.
Left Atrium
500

This system works with the cardiovascular system to deliver oxygen rich blood to cells throughout the body

Respiratory system

500

A wall of tissue that divides the right and left sides of the heart

Cardiac septum

500

the 2 upper chambers of the heart

atria

500

2 phases of the heartbeat

systole and diastole