Show:
Vocabulary
Anatomy
Heart
Blood
Artificial Heart
100
The system that circulates blood and lymph through the body, includes the heart, blood vessels, etc.
Cardiovascular system
100
What blood vessel carries blood away from the heart?
Arteries
100
What is the function of the heart?
To pump the blood throughout the body.
100
What does blood include?
Red blood cells, White blood cells, and platelet.
100
Who received the first implantation of the Jarvik 7 and when?
Barney Clark in 1982
200
Largest artery in the body.
Aorta
200

What are the three layers of the heart?

Endocardium, Myocardium, and the Epicardium.

200
How many liters of blood does the heart pump?
Approximately five liters of blood.
200
Where is blood made?
The bone marrow
200
What is the artificial heart made of?

It is made out of metal and plastic, and has a small pumping chamber lined by a special material that stops blood clots from forming.

300
Smallest blood vessel and takes oxygenated blood and nutrients to the body's tissue
Capillaries
300

What are the four chambers of the heart?

The upper two chambers are the left and right atria and the lower two chambers are the left and right ventricles.

300
What are two heart diseases?
Coronary Artery Disease and Heart Valve Disease
300
What are the two types of white blood cells?

T and B cells

Thymus cells & Bone marrow cells

300
Who invented the first Artificial heart?
Paul Winchell
400
Blood that is oxygen-poor.
Deoxygenated blood
400

What are the two valves of the heart?

Atrioventricular and Semilunar.

400
Name three systems that the heart affects.
Endocrine, Respiratory, and the Circulatory System
400
What is the name of the cells that blood is made from?
Stem cells
400
Who created the Jarvik-7?
Dr. Robert Jarvik
500

Transports blood to all body tissues, delivers nutrients, oxygen, removes waste,and regulates body temperature.

Functions of the cardiovascular system
500

The left side and the right side pumps blood to where?

The left side pumps blood to the entire body and the right side pumps blood only to the lungs.

500
Where is the heart located?
On the left side of the mediastinum.
500
How do the cells become immature and mature red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets?
By the stem cell dividing
500
How has the artificial heart changed over time? Name two

-They use to have huge pumps now they are much smaller.

-They had electricity which didn't allow them to swim but now they are developing internal batteries.