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36 Cards in this Set
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Cardiovascular system |
Heart and blood vessels that move substances and maintain homestasis |
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Heart |
Muscular organ that pumps blood through blood vessels around the body. |
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Erythrocyte |
A red blood cell; carries oxegen |
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Arterty |
Blood vessels that direct blood away from the heart. |
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Atrium |
An upper room of the heart |
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Leukocyte |
A white blood cell they fight pathogens |
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Plasma |
The fluid part of blood |
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Capillary |
Tiny thin walled blood vessels that allow the exchange of materials |
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Vein |
Blood vessels that direct the blood back to the heart |
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Ventricle |
A lower room of the heart |
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Antibody |
Disease fighter: identify an kill pathogens ( things that cause disease.) |
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Pathogen |
Something that causes dieseae, such as bacteria or virus |
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Atherosclerosis |
A hardening of artery walls caused by the buildup of cholesterol and other lipids(fat) |
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Stroke |
When blood vessels in the brain become blocked or burst |
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Hypertension |
High blood pressure |
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Is the vein or artery oxygen-rich? |
The red, artery |
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Is the the vein or artery oxygen-poor? |
The blue, vein |
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Superior & inferior vena cava |
Step 1- deoxygenated |
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Right atrium |
Step 2- deoxygenated |
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Tricuspid Valve |
Step 3- deoxygenated |
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Right ventricle |
Step 4- deoxygenated |
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Pulmonary Semilunar Valve |
Step 5- deoxygenated |
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Pulmonary artery |
Step 6- deoxygenated |
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Pulmonary Vein |
Step 7- oxegenated |
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Left atrium |
Step 8- oxegenated |
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Mitral valve |
Step 9- oxegenated |
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Left ventricle |
Step 10 - oxegenated |
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Aortic valve |
Step 11- oxegenated |
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Aorta |
Step 12- oxegenated START THE PROCESS OVER!¡ |
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Do arteries carry out oxegenated-rich blood? |
No arteries carry blood away |
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What is blood made of? |
Plasma, platelets, white blood cells, red blood cells |
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What is blood made of? |
Plasma, platelets, white blood cells, red blood cells |
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Red blood cells |
Disk shaped cells that bring oxygen to every cell in your body which has hemoglobin |
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Platelets |
Form a plug to reduce blood loss, they release a chemical that reacts with plasma and forms fiber that cloths |
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How would the body be affected if red blood cells had low levels of hemoglobin |
Blood would carry low levels of oxegen which would effect every cell in the body ( making you tired) |
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Which component of the blood will help to clot your blood if you cut yourself |
Platelets: they clump together in the cut area to reduce blood loss. |
