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21 Cards in this Set
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What is the most common cuae of heart attacks in the US
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High blood pressure
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High blood pressure is often called the "silent killer" because
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There are no obvious symptoms
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The main job of the circulatory system is
a. movement b. transport c. reponse d. support |
Transport
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Which type of blood bessel allows food and oxygen to pass through its walls
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Capillaries
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The wall of tissue that separates the heart into a right and left side is the
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Septum
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The general pathway of blood in the body is
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Heart -> Lungs -> Heart ->
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Which blood vessel carries blood back to the heart
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Veins
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Which chamber of the heart gives blood the most powerful push?
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Left ventricle
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Flaps of tissue that control the movement of blood in veins are called
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Valves
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Oxygen-poor blood carries the waste product
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Carbon dioxide
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The heart chamber that pumps blood to all parts of the body is the
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Left Ventricle
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The largest blood vessel in the body is the
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Aorta
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Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are the
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Arteries
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Theliquid portion of the blood is called
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Plasma
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What are the four main components of blood
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WBC
RBC Platelets Plasma |
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The heart's rhythm is controlled by the
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Pacemaker
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The circulatory system is like a maze that starts in the heart and leads back to the place where it began. Which part of the heart does the maze begin?
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Right atrium
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What is a collecting chamber for blood returning to the heart from the lungs?
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Left atrium
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Which substance stops bleeding by trapping blood cells and plasma?
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Fibrin
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The iron-containing protein found in red blood cells is called?
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Hemoglobin
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The right ventricle pumps blood to the?
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Lungs
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