Blood
What are some items that blood needs to transport?
Blood needs to transport hormones, nutrients, and gases.
What do atriums do?
It receives oxygen-poor blood from the rest of the body and pumps it the the ventricles.
Different Vessels Have Different Structures and Functions. What can Capillaries be Thought about in Relation to Arteries and Veins?
Capillaries can be thought of as connecting arteries and veins.
Blood Pressure is Strong Enough to do What?
Blood Pressure is strong enough to push blood throughout your body.
The Circulatory System Moves Nutrients & Oxygen to What and Through What?
The Circulatory System moves nutrients and oxygen to cells through vessels.
What are Platelets and what do they specialize in?
Platelets are small cell fragments that clump together to form a clot when you get a cut. They heal cut injuries.
What do ventricles do?
Ventricles receive blood from the heart and pump it to the rest of the body.
What is The Definition of a Vein?
A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart.
True or False: Low Blood Pressure is More Dangerous Than High Blood Pressure.
False. Low blood pressure is JUST as dangerous as high blood pressure.
What Does Oxygen & Nutrients Move Through?
Oxygen and nutrients move through capillary walls by diffusion.
What is Plasma and what does it do in your body?
Plasma is the liquid part of blood to which all other cells float around. Plasma carries important nutrients and proteins throughout the body.
What is the double loop system?
The double loop system is when your blood gains oxygen and gets rid of waste in your lungs before flowing back to the heart. Your heart accepts this refreshed blood and pumps it back out to your body.
What is The Definition of an Artery?
A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
What is the definition of Blood Pressure?
The force with which ventricles of the heart contract is what creates blood pressure.
What Cell Transports Oxygen Through The Body?
Red Blood Cells.
What do White Blood Cells do in your body?
White Blood Cells fight off infections and germs by identifying and destroying them.
What happens to the oxygen in the blood when it leaves the heart?
The oxygen travels through the rest of the body to cells that need it when it leaves the heart.
What are Capillaries?
Capillaries are very tiny blood vessels that take waste.
What Are The 3 Types of Blood Pressure?
High, Low, and Regular Blood Pressure.
Where Does Oxygen Travel?
Oxygen travels throughout the body, to the heart, and out the lungs.
What is Hemoglobin and what does it do?
Hemoglobin is a small protein in red blood cells. It makes the blood cells red. It grabs oxygen from your lungs and delivers it to the rest of your body.
How is the right side of the heart different from the left side of the heart?
The right side of the heart receives blood from the body and sends it to the lungs to pick up oxygen. The left side of the heart receives deoxygenated blood from the lungs and pumps it to the rest of the body.
What is The General Difference Between Arteries & Veins?
Arteries generally carry blood "away" from the heart. While veins generally carry blood "to" the heart
What Would Happen if We Did Not Have Blood Pressure?
Blood would not be able to reach all parts of your body.
True or False: Oxygen Travels with White Blood Cells.
False. Oxygen travels with RED blood cells.