Circulatory System 1
The circulatory system carries both waste and nutrients in the _____
Blood
The term for blood that doesn't have much oxygen is?
Oxygen-poor or
Deoxygenated Blood
What are the 3 MAIN STRUCTURES of the Circulatory Systems?
Heart
Blood Vessels
Blood3 Categories of Blood Vessels
Veins, Arteries & Capillaries
What kind of blood vessels are traveling away from the heart
Arteries
The name of the fluid of this system:
Lymph
How many general (no positive or negative) blood types are there?
4
What type of blood vessel is responsible for the exchange of materials such as oxygen, carbon dioxide and glucose?
Capillaries
What component of blood contains HEMOGLOBIN (aka the site of OXYGEN)?
Red Blood Cells aka erythrocytes.
What do you call the pair of gates that open and close to make sure that blood flows through the heart in the right direction?
Heart Valves
What part of blood helps with blood clotting?
Platelets
A very important job of the red blood cells is to transport _______
Oxygen
The generic name for cells of this system:
Where these cells are primarily housed:
Lymphocytes
Lymph Nodes
What blood type is considered to be a universal donor?
O
The top half or upstairs chambers of the heart are called...
Atria (right atrium and left atrium)
List the aqueous (watery) component of blood
Plasma
How many chambers are there in the heart?
Four
Which side of the heart manages the flow of deoxygenated blood?
The right side
Usually, the blood flowing in veins is rich or poor in oxygen?
Poor
What lymphatic organ is responsible for the initial immune response to protect against foreign invaders entering through the mouth/nose?
The tonsils
Which blood type has no antibody presence?
AB
What are the thickest blood vessels called?
Arteries
What is the common name for THROMBOCYTES?
Platelets
What do you call the lower level or downstairs chambers of the heart?
Ventricles
Which type of blood vessel is one-cell thick?
Capillaries
Which type of blood vessel has a 'pulse' or has blood pressure?
Artery
What organ is responsible for removing worn out and damaged red blood cells?
Spleen
What would happen if a patient with type A blood was accidentally given blood from a donor with type B blood?
The blood would clot within the patient as his antibodies attack and try to destory the "foreign invader".
What is the name of the vein that carries oxygen-poor blood from your brain, face and neck BACK to your heart?
Jugular vein
What component of blood is responsible for fighting pathogens (infections and diseases)
White Blood Cells
Leukocytes
What do you call the large artery found at the top of the heart that has three prongs?
Aorta
What are the major arteries and veins called in the thighs?
Femoral arteries and veins
What is the name of the major artery that carries blood away from your heart to your neck, face and brain?
carotid artery
HIV destroys these cells, which are a key part of your immune system's response to foreign invaders and disease.
Helper T cells
What is Rh factor?
An antibody type that determines the positivity or negativity of blood