Vocab
Chambers
The heart pumps blood and flows in only one direction?
True
This carries blood from heart to all parts of your body?
Arteries
This is the liquid part of the blood, dissolving sugars and proteins?
Plasma
What is one function of blood?
Transport around body, maintain body heat, and fight against infections and disease
What is the size of your heart close to?
A fist
The number of times your heart beats in a minute is called your pulse?
False, heart rate
This carries blood from the body back to the heart?
Veins
This carries oxygen to all parts of the body?
Red blood cells
The transfer of one person's blood to another person is called?
Blood transfusion
The circulatory system is also known as this?
Transportation system
True
This is the smallest blood vessel?
This helps fight disease and infection?
White blood cells
Three main types of blood vessels are ?
Arteries, veins and capillaries
The heart is an organ that has walls made of strong?
Muscle
The machine EKG stands for electrocardiogram.
F, Electrocardiograph
This is the largest artery in the body?
Aorta
This has concave shape, able to squeeze through capillaries?
Red blood cells
Blood is pumped to the lungs by what side of the heart?
Right
This device sends electric currents to the heart and sets the pace at which the heart beats?
Pacemaker
The push of blood through the blood vessels each time your heart beats is called the pacemaker?
False, pulse
This is the lower chamber on either side of the heart?
This is a small fragment of cells helps form blood clots?
Platelets
The circulatory system consist of these three things?
Heart, blood vessels and blood