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| Name the four major parts of the Circulatory System. |
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| The heart, the blood vessels, the blood, the lymphatic system |
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| Where is the human heart located? |
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| Behind the sternum, between the lungs. 2/3rds on the left side of the chest. |
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| How large is the human heart? |
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| About the size of a clenched fist |
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| What are the heart sounds called? |
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| In the heart sound "lubb," what is happening? |
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| The valves are slamming shut |
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| In the heart sound "dupp," what is happening? |
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| The closure of the semi-lunar valves |
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| What is another name for the Sinoatrial Node? |
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| Where is the SA Node located? |
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| In the right atrium of the heart |
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| What is the function of the SA Node? |
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| The generate an electrical impulse that starts the wave of muscle contractions in the heart |
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| What type of blood do the arteries carry? |
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| In what direction do the arteries carry blood? |
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| Describe the physical characteristics of the arteries. |
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| They are thick and elastic, so they may expand and contract |
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| Which is the only artery that does NOT carry oxygenated blood? |
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| They connect arteries to capillaries |
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| Describe the physical characteristics of the capillaries. |
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| Very small and thin-walled |
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| What occurs in the capillary bed of an organ? |
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| The exchange of gases. Oxygen exits and Carbon Dioxide enters the blood stream |
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| What is blood carrying when it leaves the capillaries? |
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| What is blood carrying when it enters the capillaries? |
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| What do capillaries do to blow flow? |
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| Decreases it to allow the exchange of gases and waste. |
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| What type of blood do the veins carry? |
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| In what direction do the veins carry blood? |
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| Describe the physical characteristics of the veins. |
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| Which is the only vein that does NOT carry deoxygenated blood? |
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| Join veins and capillaries. |
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| Where do veins join together to enter the heart? |
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| From which artery do all other arteries split from? |
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| In addition to oxygen, what does the blood carry to the various organs? Give examples |
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| The substances on which the organs react; such as, sugar, salt, hormones, chemicals, nutrients, or waste |
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| What happens to everything you eat, drink, inhale, or inject? |
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| It enters the circulatory system |
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| When the blood leaves the Left Ventricle, where does it go? |
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| Where does the Aorta split? |
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| At the 4th lumbar vertebra, about a few inches above the navel |
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| What is the name of the artery that extends down the leg? |
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| What do arteries transition into? |
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| What do arterioles turn into? |
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| What do capillaries turn into? |
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| What do Venules turn in to? |
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| Where does blood go after the capillaries? |
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| Into the venules and veins |
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| Where do the veins of the lower extremities join? |
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| At the inferior vena cava |
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| Where do the veins of the upper extremities join? |
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| At the superior vena cava |
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| Where do the superior and inferior vena cava empty into? |
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Definition
| The right atrium of the heart |
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| What is the name of the heart valve between the right atrium and the right ventricle? |
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| What is the name of the heart valve between the Left Atrium and Left Ventricle? |
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| The Mitral Valve, or Bicuspid Valve |
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| What is the name of the wall between the Right and Left ventricles? |
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| What is the name of the heart valve between the Right Ventricle and the Pulmonary Artery? |
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| What is the name of the heart valve between the Left Ventricle and the Aorta? |
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| What is the name of the node which backs up the Sinoatrial Node? |
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Name the seven elements of the Lymph System.
(hint: LLLLSTT) |
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| Lymph Nodes, Lymph (fluid), Lymph vessels, Lymph tissue, Spleen, Tonsils, Thymus gland |
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| What is another name for Red Blood Cells? |
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| What gives blood its red color? |
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| Attracts and carries oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood |
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| What is another name for White Blood Cells? |
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| What is the major purpose of WBCs? |
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| To chase down bacteria and defend the body from infection |
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| WBCs produced in the bone marrow |
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| Name the three types of Granulocytes. (Hint: NEB) |
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| Neutrophilis, Eosinphilis, Basophils |
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| Surround, swallow, and digest bacteria |
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| Respond to allergic reactions or parasites |
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| Respond to chronic infection |
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| WBCs produced by bone marrow and lymph tissue |
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| Name the two types of Agranulocytes. |
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| Lymphocytes and monocytes |
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| Produce immunity by developing antibodies and attaching to and destroying foreign bodies |
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| What is another name for Platelets? |
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| How big are Platelets compare to other blood cells? |
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| Where are Platelets formed? |
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| In the marrow of the bone |
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| What is the main function of platelets? |
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| Name the three major types of blood cells. |
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| Red Blood Cells, White Blood Cells, and Platelets |
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| How are blood types determined? |
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| By the presence of antigens on the surface of the red blood cells |
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| A protein structure on the surface of the RBC |
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| What are the four blood types? |
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| A protein factor found in plasma, which reacts to antigens |
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| What happens if antigens and antibodies of the same type come together? |
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| The blood clumps and clots |
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| What can prevent blood clotting and clumping during a blood transfusion? |
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| How was the Rh factor named? |
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| After the Rhesus monkey, in which it was discovered |
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| An antigen that may or may not be found on a RBC |
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| When determining blood type, what does "positive" and "negative" denote? |
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| The presence of the Rh antigen |
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| Which blood type is a universal donor? |
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| Which blood type is a universal recipient? |
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| If a person has B type blood, what type of antibodies do they have? |
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| If a person has AB type blood what type of antibodies do they have? |
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| If a person has type O blood, what type of antibodies do they have? |
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| If a person has type A blood, what does of antibodies do they have? |
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