CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

Front

____ % of your blood is plasma, 1% is WBC + Platelets, and ____ % is Red Blood Cells.

Back

55; 45

Front

Oxygenated blood enters the heart through which chamber?

Back

Left atrium

Front

After passing through the right atrium --> Tricuspid Valve --> right ventricle. Then, blood goes through the __________ valve.

Back

Pulmonary Semilunar

Front

Deoxygenated blood exits the heart through the _______ and goes to the lungs.

Back

Pulmonary artery

Front

The relaxing of the heart is known as

Back

Diastole

Front

The visceral pericardium is the same as the

Back

epicardium

Front

Connection between cardiovascular disease and age?

Back

As people age, plaque builds up in the arteries increasing vessel resistance, which leads to disease.

Front

What causes atherosclerosis?

Back

accumulation of fatty materials

Front

A heart rate below 60 beats per minute (bpm) is called:

Back

Bradycardia

Front

The ____________ carries blood throughout the body; the ____________ carries blood only to and from the lungs. Options: systemic circuit; pulmonary circuit, pulmonary circuit; systemic circuit, venous circulation; arterial circulation, arterial circulation; venous circulation

Back

systemic circuit; pulmonary circuit