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Heart
Blood
Care for transport
Care for transport
100
The ____ ventricle pumps blood to your entire body.
What is the left ventricle?
100
____ is cause by the force with which the ventricles contract.
What is blood pressure?
100

 ____ is the pressure reading when the heart relaxes.

What is diastole pressure?

100

___________ is a condition caused by low red blood cell count

What is Anemia

200
Flap of tissue that prevents blood from flowing backwards.
What is a valve?
200
____ ___ ____ fights diseases.
What are white blood cells?
200

 _____ is the pressure reading when the heart contracts

What is Systolic Pressure?

200

___________ is the scientific name for the blood pressure machine

sphygmomanometer

300
The ____ prevents oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor blood from mixing in the heart.
What is the septum?
300
Oxygen is carried throughout your body by ___ ___ __.
What are red blood cells?
300

____________ is when the pressure in your blood vessels is too high (140/90 mmHg or higher)

What is hypertension?

300

A diet low in _________ will help to reduce high blood pressure

What is Sodium or Salt

400
The ____ carries blood forom the left ventricle to the body.
What is an aorta?
400
Cells fragments that play an important part in forming blood clots.
What are platelets?
400

The buildup of fats, cholesterol and other substances in and on the artery walls is called _______________

atherosclerosis

400

________ can help to strengthen the transport system through physical activity

What is exercise?

500
The plural of the two upper chambers of the heart.
What is atria?
500

The percentage of plasma in blood is.

What is 45%?

500

The four main factors that can affect the health of the transport system

Genetic, Exercise, Lifestyle and Diet

500

Type of medicine which can treat atherosclerosis.

What are Cholesterol-lowering medicines?