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| 2544122489 | Function of the circulatory system | Transports nutrients, oxygen, and hormones through the body; carries waste away from cells | 0 | |
| 2544122490 | What is the lymphatic system? | Collects and returns unused interstitial fluid to the circulatory system | 1 | |
| 2545102594 | Blood | Type of connective tissue made up of cells and liquid parts | 2 | |
| 2545104098 | Heart | A muscular organ with four hollow chambers | 3 | |
| 2545105192 | Capillaries | Microscopic vessels through which nutrients, oxygen, and wastes diffuse between blood and the interstitial fluid | 4 | |
| 2545110984 | Arteries | Thick walled vessels that carry blood from the heart to the capillaries; blood is under pressure | 5 | |
| 2545115773 | Veins | Vessels that carry blood from capillaries to the heart; under very little pressure, middle sized vessels | 6 | |
| 2545121357 | How is blood moved through veins? | Contractions of the surrounding skeletal muscles and valves | 7 | |
| 2545123423 | What do valves do? | Allow blood in the veins to flow only to the heart, not away from it | 8 | |
| 2549753217 | What happens at the artery end of the capillary? | Blood pressure forces fluid out of the capillary walls into the interstitial fluid | 9 | |
| 2549819056 | Venules | Tiny, tiny veins | 10 | |
| 2549819334 | Arterioles | Miniature arteries | 11 | |
| 2549820167 | There is more ______ around the artery than the vein. | Smooth muscle | 12 | |
| 2549823043 | Which two vessels are the exceptions to oxygenated blood flow? | Pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein | 13 | |
| 2549825006 | Lymph | Fluid once inside the lymphatic vessels | 14 | |
| 2549828125 | Pulmonary circuit | Carries blood between heart and lungs; right side of the heart | 15 | |
| 2549829137 | Systemic circuit | Carries blood between heart and the rest of the body; left side of the heart | 16 | |
| 2549831621 | Where does oxygen rich blood leave the heart? | A large artery called the aorta | 17 | |
| 2549833300 | Atria | Two upper chambers of the heart | 18 | |
| 2549834528 | Where do the atria pump blood to? | Two lower chambers called ventricles | 19 | |
| 2549835775 | What do the ventricles do? | Pump blood out of the heart | 20 | |
| 2549836518 | Valves | Flaps of tissue in the heart that prevent blood from flowing the wrong way | 21 | |
| 2549838820 | Pacemaker | SA node; sends out electrical impulses that make the atria contract | 22 | |
| 2549841046 | Where do the impulses go from the SA node? | The AV node | 23 | |
| 2549841969 | Where do the impulses go after the AV node? | The ventricles, causing them to contract | 24 | |
| 2549842798 | What contracts during a heartbeat? | The muscle around the ventricles | 25 | |
| 2549843491 | Strongest part of the heart | Left ventricle; that's why you can feel your heartbeat on that side of your chest | 26 | |
| 2549845064 | Systole | Ventricles pump out blood | 27 | |
| 2549846412 | Diastole | Heart fills with blood; resting stage | 28 | |
| 2549847719 | Systolic pressure | Produced when ventricles contract and heart pumps blood out | 29 | |
| 2549848274 | Diastolic pressure | Produces when the heart relaxes and fills with blood | 30 | |
| 2557410035 | Which number is on the bottom in blood pressure? | Diastolic | 31 | |
| 2557416051 | Plasma | Solution of water, dissolved salts, and proteins in the blood | 32 | |
| 2557418215 | What percent of the blood is made up of plasma? | 55% | 33 | |
| 2557419614 | What percent of the blood is made up of solid cells? | 45% | 34 | |
| 2557420243 | Red blood cells | Carry oxygen from the lungs to all body tissues | 35 | |
| 2557421321 | Hemoglobin | Protein that stores oxygen for delivery to cells | 36 | |
| 2557422244 | White blood cells | Fight infection and help prevent the growth of cancer | 37 | |
| 2557423368 | Platelets | Small fragments of blood cells that clot a cut | 38 | |
| 2557424555 | Fibrin | Protein that traps platelets and blood cells to form a clot over a cut | 39 | |
| 2557431488 | Plaque | Deposits of fat and minerals (LDLs) that can build up in arteries | 40 | |
| 2557433219 | What can plaque buildup lead to? | Cardiovascular diseases | 41 | |
| 2557435312 | Atherosclerosis | Narrowing of the arteries because of plaque buildup | 42 | |
| 2557436870 | Arteriosclerosis | Hardening of plaque buildup in arteries | 43 | |
| 2557438543 | What causes heart attacks? | Blood clots and plaque buildup that blocks arteries | 44 | |
| 2557446475 | High blood pressure example | Anything over 140/90 | 45 | |
| 2557448400 | Hypertension | High blood pressure for an extended period of time | 46 | |
| 2557449789 | Stroke | Damage to brain tissue due to blocked blood flow | 47 | |
| 2557452136 | CAD | Coronary artery disease; caused by plaque buildup, major blood vessels supporting heart become damaged | 48 | |
| 2557452827 | CABG | Coronary artery bypass graft; a vein from the leg is taken and sewn into the heart to replace a blocked coronary artery | 49 | |
| 2557454710 | Stent | Put into a blocked or narrowed artery through an angioplasty | 50 | |
| 2557462743 | How can you reduce the right for cardiovascular diseases? | Healthy diet, don't smoke, exercise | 51 | |
| 2557465522 | Pharynx | Throat | 52 | |
| 2557466018 | Epiglottis | Flap of tissue that covers the air pathway and prevents food or water from entering | 53 | |
| 2557469021 | Trachea | Windpipe | 54 | |
| 2557469914 | Bronchi | Fork off of the trachea, connect trachea to the lungs | 55 | |
| 2557474431 | Lungs | Two football sized organs made of sponge like tissue | 56 | |
| 2557476280 | Alveoli | Where oxygen and carbon dioxide are traded between the lungs and the blood; clusters of tiny air sacs | 57 | |
| 2557480446 | Diaphragm | Contracts when you inhale, causing air to rush into the lungs | 58 | |
| 2557492067 | How is the rate of breathing controlled? | The medulla oblongata and CO2 level in blood | 59 | |
| 2557493739 | Emphysema | A disease that develops when tobacco smoke causes the walls of the alveoli to lose flexibility, making breathing extremely difficult | 60 | |
| 2557496848 | What does smoking do to alveoli? | Causes the walls to lose flexibility | 61 | |
| 2557499008 | Number one cause of lung cancer | Smoking | 62 | |
| 2557499929 | What causes tobacco products to be addictive? | Nicotine | 63 | |
| 2557506095 | Which vein goes to the lungs, yet it's blood is oxygenated? | Pulmonary vein | 64 | |
| 2557508311 | The right atrium and right ventricle are oxygenated (T/F). | False | 65 | |
| 2557509933 | The left atrium and left ventricle are oxygenated (T/F). | True | 66 | |
| 2557510710 | Order of blood flow | 1. Vena cava 2. Right atrium 3. Right AV valve 4. Right ventricle 5. Pulmonary valve 6. Pulmonary artery 7. Lungs 8. Pulmonary vein 9. Left atrium 10. Left AV valve 11. Left ventricle 12. Aortic valve 13. Aorta 14. Body | 67 | |
| 2557692762 | Which blood vessels are close enough to all cells for diffusion to be effective? | Capillaries | 68 | |
| 2557700122 | Most arteries convey what type of blood? | Under pressure and oxygenated | 69 | |
| 2557702898 | Most veins convey what type of blood? | Low pressure and not oxygenated | 70 | |
| 2557710690 | Arteries | Go away from heart, high pressure blood | 71 | |
| 2557711229 | Veins | Return to heart, low pressure blood | 72 | |
| 2557712207 | Capillaries | Diffusion of oxygen throughout the body | 73 | |
| 2557715679 | What is pulmonary associated with? | Lungs/the right side of the heart | 74 | |
| 2557718732 | Be able to label the heart | ... | 75 | |
| 2557795762 | Largest artery | Aorta | 76 | |
| 2557796652 | Largest vein | Vena cavas | 77 | |
| 2557801486 | Symptoms of heart attack | Nausea, fatigue, pain in left arm | 78 | |
| 2557805885 | Treatments of a heart attack | CABG; stent | 79 | |
| 2557808173 | What happens in a heart attack? | The muscle is deprived of oxygen and can't make ATP | 80 | |
| 2557816179 | Where is blood velocity lowest? | Veins | 81 | |
| 2557825642 | What contributes to blood flow in the veins? | Valves and muscle contractions | 82 | |
| 2557828032 | Where are RBC made? | The bone marrow | 83 | |
| 2557829082 | Life span of red blood cells | About three months | 84 | |
| 2557863798 | What causes blood to clot at the site of an injury? | Fibrin | 85 |
