What's Blood?
What is another name for RED BLOOD CELLS
Erythrocytes
....carries OXYGENATED blood FROM the lungs to the HEART
Pulmonary Vein
how many BLOOD TYPES are there?
Eight
How does the heart beat?
It contracts then relaxes
Largest Artery in the body that carries blood AWAY from the LEFT VENTRICLE
Aorta
What is another name for WHITE BLOOD CELLS
Leukocytes
chamber of the heart that pumps DEOXYGENATED blood to the LUNGS
Right Ventricle
what are the 3 letters used in describing the 8 types of blood cells
A, B & O
Running down the middle of the heart is a thick wall of muscle called the ?
Septum
Valve that prevents BACKWARD FLOW of blood into the RIGHT ATRIUM
Tricuspid Valve
What is another name for PLATELETS
Thrombocytes
large VEIN that carries blood to the heart from the LOWER part of the BODY
Inferior Vena Cava
Positive / Negative
Movement of blood through the heart and around the body is called?
Circulation
large VEIN that returns blood to the heard from THE HEAD
Superior Vena Cava
what BLOOD VESSEL carries OXYGENATED blood from the heart to the rest of the body
Arteries
main ARTERY that supplies the LUNGS with DEOXYGENATED blood
Pulmonary Artery
What is the name of the PROTEIN in blood called
Rh
What is the noise that the heart makes when it beats?
Lub-Dub
what VALVE closes the LEFT VENTRICLE and opens to allow blood to LEAVE THE HEART to the body
Aortic Valve
what BLOOD VESSEL carries DEOXYGENATED blood from the body BACK to the HEART
Veins
what VALVE regulates blood flow from the LEFT ATRIUM to the LEFT VENTRICLE
Mitral Valve
when a doctor REPLACES someones blood what is it called
Transfusion
Where are the 2 main places that one person can find their pulse?
Wrist and Neck
chamber that receives OXYGENATED blood from the LUNGS
Left Atrium