Circulatory Review

According to Bill Nye, these can be wrapped around the equator twice…… Vessels

Carries nutrients, water, oxygen and waste products to and from cells…… Blood

Beats approximately 3 billion times during a lifetime…… Heart

Is made up of 4 components..…. Blood

Carries oxygen-rich blood to the body.…….. Arteries

Carries oxygen-poor blood to the heart and lungs…… Veins

Adults have about 5 quarts/liters of this…… Blood

A protein chemical called Hemoglobin gives this substance it’s red color…… Blood (red blood cells)

This component will attack or devour an infection that enters the body…… Blood (white blood cells)

Nick named the Germinator…… Blood (white blood cells)

Causes a scab or clot when there is a broken blood vessel…… Blood (platelets)

This is made in the bone marrow…… Blood

Has 4 chambers…… Heart

Tiny blood vessels as thin or thinner that the hairs on your head…… Vessels (capillaries)

Connect arteries and veins together…… Vessels (capillaries)

Food substances (nutrients), oxygen and wastes pass in and out of your blood through the walls of…… Vessels (capillaries)

Carry blood back toward your heart…… Vessels (veins)

This forces the blood the makes it’s journey through the body…… Heart

The heart, the lungs, and the blood vessels work together to form the circle part of this…… Circulatory System

Consists of your heart and vessels…… Circulatory system

An amazing highway that travels through your entire body connecting all your body cells…… Circulatory System

Divided into three major parts:  the heart, the blood and the blood vessels…… Circulatory System

Beats over 100,000 times a day…… Heart

The muscles of this contract and relax to pump blood throughout the body…… Heart

Right Atrium, Left Atrium, Right Ventricle and Left Ventricle are all parts of…… Heart

Cardiovascular System is another name for this…… Circulatory System

Has valves that prevent backflow of blood..… Heart

When removed from the dody,  this will continue to beat…… Heart

The slapping shut of valves to prevent the blood’s backflow creates a “lub-dub” sound which occurs where…… Heart