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Circulatory system

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    blood, blood vessls, anatomy of the heart and blood circulation
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  • Systemic circulation is the movement of blood between the heart and
    all the other parts of the body and back again.
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  • What is the liquid portion of the blood called?
    Plasma
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  • When you get a cut on your finger, what part of the blood helps clot the blood?
    Platelets or thrombocytes
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  • What does the red blood cells pickup from the lungs to carry to the rest of the body?
    Oxygen
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  • What does the Vena Cava do?
    Returns deoxygenated blood from the body to the right atrium.
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  • Why does the left ventricle have a thicker wall?
    the left ventricle pumps blood for all the parts and tissues of the body and hence, need thicker walls for more work that needs to be done
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  • What is B on the heart diagram?
    Aorta
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  • What is F on the heart diagram?
    Mitral valve
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  • What is D on the heart diagram?
    Right Atrium
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  • On the diagram, what brings blood to the heart from the lungs?
    C
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  • Controls the flow of blood through the heart by opening and closing.
    heart valves
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  • How does blood get from the heart to the lungs?
    Pulmonary Veins
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  • The name of the vein that returns blood from the lower body.
    Inferior Vena Cava
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  • The main role of the circulatory system is to deliver needed materials such as
    oxygen and nutrients
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  • Waste materials such as ____ are carried by the circulatory system
    CO2
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  • The ventricles are
    lower chambers of the heart that pump blood to lungs and body
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