Show:
Anatomy
Fluids
Functions
FUN
100
What are the smallest blood vessels?
The capillaries
100
What color is the blood in your veins?
Red
100
Which vessels carry blood away from the heart?
Arteries
100
Where is plasma made?
The liver
200
What side of the chest is the heart on?
The middle, although slightly to the left
200
What makes your blood red?
Iron
200
What are the platelets jobs?
To form a barrier to stop blood and keep bacteria out of wounds
200
Which side of your heart pumps carbon dioxide into the lungs?
The right side
300
What is the blood cell that protects from diseases and infections?
White blood cells
300
What is the fluid that makes up a little more than half of your blood?
Plasma
300
Red blood cells carry oxygen and deliver ______.
Carbon dioxide
300
What is the largest blood vessel/artery?
The aorta
400
What major organ in the respiratory system plays a large role in the circulatory systems function?
The lungs
400
What percent of blood is platelets?
0.17%
400
What cells get delivered nutrients through the circulatory system?
All cells throughout the body gets delivered both nutrients and oxygen
400
What makes the heart pump?
Electrical impulse