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Hollow muscular organ that has walls made of strong muscle
What is the heart
Small flap of tissue tat prevents blood from flowing backwards
What is a valve
Blood vessels that carry blood from the heart
What are arteries
Blood vessels that carry blood back to the body
What are the veins
The transfer of blood between people is known as a blood transfusion
What is true
Part of the blood that helps fight disease and infections
What are the white blood cells
Liquid part of the blood
What is the plasma
Part of the blood that carries oxygen
What are the red blood cells
Number of times your heart beart in a minute
What is heart rate
Heart problems are always due to bad choices
What is false
Push of blood through the vessels each time your heart beats
What is pulse
Smallest blood vessels that connect arteries and veins
What are the capillaries
Side of the heart that pumps blood to the lungs
What is right side
Largest artery in the body
What is the aorta
Some blood types cannot mix with other blood types
True
To keep your heart healthy, you should eat good, exercise, and avoid
What is smoking
Organ whos main job is to clean the blood
What are the kidneys
Small fragments of cells that help form blood clots
What are the platelets
Heart always pumps in _______ directions
What is one
Karl Landsteiner was the first to understand how blood circulates
What is false
What are the functions of the kidneys
What is to filter and remove excess water and waste from the blood
How do the lungs clean the blood?
What is they remove excess carbon dioxide, which can become acidic
How does your skin help clean your blood
What is you sweat through your skin, and sweat can remove some of the toxins that build up in the blood
Blood three jobs
Transport substances
keep the body temp at about 98.6
defend the body against infections and disease
There are 4 main blood types
What is true