Cardiovascular System - Questions & Answers Complete Solutions
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What four parts make up blood? ️1. Plasma, 2. WBC (leukocytes), 3.RBC (erythrocytes), and 4.
Platelets (thrombocytes)
What is the most abundant type of blood cell? ️RBC (erythrocytes)
Name 3 functions of blood ️1. Distri...
Cardiovascular System - Questions & Answers Complete
Solutions
What four parts make up blood? ✔️1. Plasma, 2. WBC (leukocytes), 3.RBC (erythrocytes), and 4.
Platelets (thrombocytes)
What is the most abundant type of blood cell? ✔️RBC (erythrocytes)
Name 3 functions of blood ✔️1. Distribution: distributes oxygen from lungs, distributes nutrients from
digestive tract to all of the body, eliminates waste products
2. Regulation: helps maintain appropriate body temperature, maintains normal PH balance in body
tissue, maintains adequate fluid volume in the circulatory system
What is the function of RBC's? ✔️deliver oxygen and remove carbon dioxide
What protein is found in RBC's? ✔️Hemoglobin makes cells red because of iron - carries gases
What is the function of platelets? ✔️clotting material
What type of blood cell lacks a nucleus? ✔️RBC
Which blood cells increase in number in response to an infection? ✔️WBC
What is the name of the protective membrane surrounding the heart? ✔️The heart is enclosed in a
double membrane sac called the pericardium. The pericardium is made of the visceral layer (epicardium)
and the parietal layer.
, Which layer of the heart contains cardiac muscle tissue? ✔️The middle layer, called the myocardium,
consists of cardiac muscle (thickest layer); (myo- means muscle)
What separates the right side of the heart from the left? ✔️The left and right sides of the heart are
completely separated by the septum - blood from the two sides never mixes!
What blood vessel is connected to the right atrium? ✔️Superior and Inferior Vena Cavae
What blood vessel is connected to the right ventricle? ✔️Pulmonary Artery
What type of blood does the right side of the heart pump? ✔️Deoxygenated Blood
Blood that enters the right side of the heart comes from the ✔️Body
Which is the shortest circuit in the circulatory system? ✔️Coronary Circulation
To where does blood flow when the atria contract? ✔️Down to the bottom (inferior) chambers of the
heart which are called the ventricles.
Which blood vessels are connected to the left atrium? ✔️Pulmonary Veins
Which blood vessels are connected to the left ventricle? ✔️Aorta
What type of blood is pumped out of the left side of the heart? ✔️Oxygenated
Why is the left ventricle wall thicker than the right wall of the heart? ✔️More pressure and force is
needed to push the blood throughout the body.
How does the heart receive oxygen and nutrients? ✔️Coronary Circulation, Coronary arteries
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