General Knowledge
Blood Vessels
Blood Cells
The Heart
Circulation
100
What are the three parts of the circulatory system?
Blood, blood vessels, heart
100
Name the three types of blood vessels
Arteries, Veins, Capillaries
100
Which type of blood cell carries oxygen?
Red blood cells
100
The heart locates at the slight _____ in the body.
left
100
Blood enters the _____ atrium and passes through the _____ ventricle.
right, right
200
What is the muscular pump that forces blood around the body?
The heart.
200
Veins carry blood _______ the heart. (away from/to)
to
200
Which type of blood cell fights diseases and infections?
White blood cells
200
The heart has ________ arteries.
Pulmonary
200
The right ventricle pumps the blood to the lungs where it becomes _________.
oxygenated.
300
Blood carries ____ ____ and ____ away from the cells of the body.
carbon dioxide, wastes
300
Arteries carry blood _______ the heart. (away from/to)
away from
300
Red blood cells contain a protein molecule called ______________.
Hemoglobin
300
What type of muscle is your heart made of?
The cardiac muscle
300
The oxygenated blood flows back into the ____ atrium and into the ____ ventricle.
left, left
400
Blood carries ______, ________, and _______ to the cells of the body.
oxygen, nutrients, hormones
400
What are the tiny vessels that branch off from arteries?
Capillaries
400
__________ blood cells do not have a nucleus, _________ blood cells do have a nucleus.
Red, white
400
The heart has a _____ vena cava, and a _____ vena cava.
superior, inferior
400
What veins bring blood back to the heart?
The pulmonary veins.
500
Name the four types of blood:
A, B, AB, O
500
_____________ have thick muscular walls, and __________ have thin walls with valves.
Arteries, veins
500
New blood cells are produced in _______ _______.
bone marrow
500
Name the 4 chambers of the heart.
Left Atrium, Left Ventricle, Right Atrium, Right Ventricle
500
Where does the left ventricle pump the blood to?
The aorta