Unit 1 PE: The Cardiovascular System

True or false: veins carry blood from organs towards your heart.

Which side of the heart carries oxygenated blood?

When the heart contracts, it squeezes the blood out of the ventricle and into the arteries. This is called the ______ phase of the hearts contraction.

The amount of blood ejected by the left ventricle in one contraction/heart beat is called what:

A measure of the volume of blood ejected from the left ventricle of the heart per minute is called:

During an increasing intensity exercise, which component will plateau at 40-50% of max exercise capacity.

Blood transports oxygen from the lungs and heart to the working (a)   , and then removes metabolic by-products such as carbon dioxide from muscle sites.

_______ results in less blood moving through capillaries, and more blood being redirected to areas

Blood consists of plasma and blood cells. What is the percentage of red blood cells contained in blood?

Which blood component is responsible for counteracting dehydration and carries nutrients?