Circulatory system plus

Large vessels that carry oxygenated blood AWAY from the heart

• arteries

• veins

• capillaries

• alveoli

Large vessels that carry de-oxygenated blood back to the heart

• arteries

• veins

• capillaries

• alveoli

What is one reason your heart beats faster when you run or exercise?

• cells need greater supply of oxygen for energy; blood cells carry oxygen

• cells need more fluids for energy production

• electrical signals from your brain speed up with aerobic exercise

How does the heart work?

• It pumps blood first to the lungs, back to the heart and then around the rest of the body.

• It pumps blood first to the rest of the body, back to the lungs and then to the heart.

• It pumps blood around the rest of the body, back to the heart and then to the lungs,

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PLATELETS ARE CELL FRAGMENT THAT 

• HELP YOUR BLOOD CLOT
• CARRY OXYGEN IN THE BLOOD
• FIGHT INFECTION
• EXCHANGES GASES IN THE LUNGS

A flap of tissue that prevents blood from flowing backward

• Aorta
• Atrium
• Septum
• Valve

What is pulmonary circulation?

• Blood travelling to and from the lungs
• Blood travelling to and from the body
• A blood clot in the lungs
• The vessel that brings blood to the lungs

What do Red-Blood cells do?

• Carry oxygen from the lungs to the body cells and transport carbon dioxide from the cells back to the lungs

• keeps blood flowing in one direction to the heart and prevent blood from flowing backwards

• Collects blood from the capillaries and drain it into the veins

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Which blood cells fight infection?

• Red

• White

• Plasma

• Platelets

This part of the Blood is mostly water with protein from the Liver.

• Plasma

• Erythrocytes

• Hemoglobin

• Leukocytes