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