Life Sci- Blood Circulation

Blood flow starts @ the ___ to the ____

Heart & Body

The Blood Circulation System is similar to __ but with ___

the Respiration system but with the Heart

What makes the circulation system to pump blood?

The Heart

The Heart is a __-chamber pump w/. ___ & ___ chambers?

4 chamber pump with 2 collecting & 2 pumping chambers

What is Deoxygenated blood?

Blood having low concentration of oxygen

Which side of the Heart combines w/ deoxygenated blood?

Right side of the heart

What is Oxygenated blood?

Blood circulation rich in oxygen

Which side of the Heart is combined w/. oxygenated blood?

Left side of the heart

What chamber of the heart receives deoxygenated blood?

Right Atrium

Venae Cavae carries ___ into ___?

Deoxygenated blood into the heart

After the Atria (atrium), where is blood passed to?

Right Ventricle

Purpose of the Right Ventricle is to...

pump blood thru the lungs, then to the Pulmonary Artery

Right Ventricle chamber is located in

lower-right side of the heart

Right Atrium chamber is located in

Upper-right side of the heart

The Atria is also known as the

Atrium

What inside the heart is a one-way door to prevent blood back flow?

Valves

Valves are also needed to __ of the heart

properly pumping the heart

Where does blood pick up oxygen?

The Lungs

After gaining oxygen in the lungs, blood returns to

The Left Atrium

What carries oxygenated blood from the lungs? & to what chamber in the heart?

Pulmonary vein carries oxygenated blood to the Left atrium

Order of blood flowing from the Heart into the Body (3)

Right Atrium => Right Ventricle=> Lungs

The most common cause of death in the U.S.?

Heart Disease

2nd order of blood flowing from the Heart into the Body (3)

Left Atrium=> Left Ventricle=> Body

Heart disease is also known as

Cardiovascular disease

Symptoms that lead to cardiovascular disease

high cholesterol, high blood pressure, smoking, lack of exercise

Symptoms also edge to vital

Heart attacks & Heart failure

Arteries are described as

Channels carrying blood throughout the body

Arteries carry blood from

carry blood from heart to tissues

Tissues are defined as

Similar groups of cells working tg to perform a certain function

Capillaries are defined as

delicate blood vessels (tubes holding blood) thru the body

What do Arteries supply & for?

arteries supply blood to bodily tissues via Capillaries

Arteries carry oxygenated blood at

High blood pressures

Pulmonary artery is the only...

pulmonary artery is the only to not have oxygenated blood

Pulmonary artery purpose

carry blood from heart to the lungs

Veins carry what traits?

carry dark red & deoxygenated blood

Other traits of Veins include

very thin; low blood pressure; have no pulse

Traits of Capillaries

thin-walled vessels; very small in length/diameter

Capillaries permit exchange of

materials (Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, Nutrients, Waste)

Capillaries permit material exchange between?

between blood & blood cells (thru Diffusion)

Another term for High Blood Pressure

Hypertension

People prevent hypertension is

limits salt intake; maintain healthy weight; decent exercise

The Plasma can be defined as?

Liquid component of blood

In the plasma made for blood, it has

Blood cells surrounded

The 3 types of blood cells are?

Red, white, Platelets

Red blood cells are also called?

Erythrocytes

Functions of Red blood cells?

Carry oxygen & transport it from the lungs to body tissues

Red blood cells also help exhaling when

Carrying carbon dioxide back to lungs

Red blood cells do not have?

Nucleus

White Blood Cells are also called

Leukocytes

Functions of White Blood cells are?

To fight off infections & diseases by destroying foreign organisms

White blood cells are also part of?

The immune system

Functions of Platelets blood cells are?

Help form blood clots in order to prevent further bleeding

Cell fragments are defined as?

mini-cells broken off from larger cells that no longer function

Platelets blood cells also serve to?

Cell fragments to allow blood form color

Blood cells help indicate what for the body?

Used to help measure for an indicator of overall health

What are the 4 different blood types?

Type A, B, AB, & O

These blood type letter symbols are based from?

The type of Molecules (Antigens)

Blood types can also be specifically labeled into?

Positive or Negative

When referring to blood, molecules are also labeled?

Antigens

What is the Rh factor?

protein found on the surface of red blood cells to categorize blood

The Rh Factor helps determine?

Whether someone has positive (+) or negative (-) blood types

If someone has a factor of Rh negative then?

They can't receive blood w/ a positive type

If someone has a positive (+) type then they can?

Receive a donor that is Rh-negative

If someone has an Rh protein then this tells?

Your Rh positive

If someone does not have Rh protein this tells?

Your Rh negative

A Universal Donor is defined as?

can donate blood type to any other

A Universal Recipient is defined as?

Someone can receive any other type of blood

Type O blood is categorized as?

Universal Donor

Type AB positive (+) is categorized?

Universal Recipient

Where are Blood cells made in?

The Blood Marrow

The Blood Marrow is located in?

In the center of the bones