The central organ in the circulatory system is the _______
The Heart
The heart pumps blood around the body through ____ ________
The Blood Vessels
______ collects and transports gases, nutrients and waste products around the body.
The Blood
________ take blood from the heart to the rest of the body
The Arteries
_____ take ____________ blood to the heart.
veins, deoxygenated
_____________ are the smallest type of blood vessel. They connect the veins and the arteries.
Capillaries
The blood is made up of 3 things: _____ blood cells,_____ blood cells and __________
Red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets
True or false: The lungs pump blood around the body
False
What do platelets do?
Clot Blood
What do red blood cells transport?
Oxygen
The receiving chambers of the heart are the ________
Atria
List 3 differences between arteries and veins
lumen size, blood, presence of valves, blood flow, pressure
What happens if a patient receives a transfusion of the wrong blood type?
an adverse reaction could result in death, patient antibodies could react with donor's RBCs, blood could clot
