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Miscellaneous 2
Parts of the heart
Veins and Arteries
Rh factor
Miscellaneous
100
cells that pick up oxygen and carry it to the rest of the body
What is red blood cells
100
The largest artery in the body
What is the Aorta
100
takes blood to the heart
What is the veins
100
the marker on red blood cells that determine whether someone is either rh positive or rh negative
What is rh factor
100
The main organ of the circulatory system
What is the heart
200
cells that fight diseases
What is white blood cells
200
Receives blood coming into the heart
What is the atrium
200
takes blood away from the heart
What is the arteries
200
if your blood has protein, then you are ______
What is rh positive
200
the alternating expansion and relaxation of an artery wall as blood travels through an artery
What is a pulse
300
pieces of cells are called _____
What is platelets
300
pumps blood out of the heart
What is the ventricles
300
transfers blood between the arteries and veins
What is blood capillaries
300
if your blood lacks protein, then you are ______
What is rh negative
300
another name for the circulatory system, the body system that consists of the heart, blood vessels, and blood
What is the cardiovascular system
400
the pressure that is exerted by blood against the walls of blood vessels
What is blood pressure
400
a wall of tissue that separates the left and right sides of the heart
What is the septum
400
A condition in which an artery wall thickens as a result of the build up of fatty materials
What is atherosclerosis
400
what Rh stands for
What is Rhesus factor
400
a network of veinlike vessels that returns the fluid that leaks out of blood vessels to the blood stream,
What is the lymphatic system
500
iron containing protein that is found in red blood cells and it binds chemically to oxygen molecules
What is hemoglobin
500
a group of cells that adjusts heart rate
What is the pacemaker
500
a condition in which blood flow is clogged and the heart muscle is damaged, causing heart cells to die
What is a heart attack
500
What rh factor impacts the most
What is pregnancy
500
a disorder in which a person's blood pressure is higher than normal; also called high blood pressure
What is hypertension