Btec sport level 3, The Heart

What is the name of the vein that carries de-oxygenated blood to the heart?

• Aorta

• Inferior/superior Vena Cava

• Pulmonary Vein

• Pulmonary Artery

Which chamber of the heart does oxygenated blood enter?

• Left Atrium

• Right Atrium

• Right Ventricle

• Left Ventricle

Double-walled sac containing the heart and the roots of the great vessels?

• Pericardium

• Myocardium

• Endocardium

Vasodilation of blood vessels?

• Closing

• Opening

Blood vessel that's one cell thick

• Capillaries

• Veins

• Arteries

Function of white blood cells

• Carry oxygen to the working muscles

• Allow blood to flow

• Fight infection and disease

• To prevent bleeding through clotting

Measurement of heart rate?

• Beats per second (BPS)

• Blood ejected per beat

• Beats per minute (BPM)

Blood goes from the arteries, through the _________ and to the capillaries for gaseous exchange.

Blood exits the heart and carries oxygenated blood around the body from which artery?

• Pulmonary artery

• Aorta

• Jugular

• Vena cava

Function of plasma

• To fight infection and disease

• Carries oxygen to working muscles

• To allow blood to flow

• To prevent bleeding by clotting