Cardiovascular Review

__________are small, colourless cell fragments in our blood that form clots and stop or prevent bleeding.

• Plasma

• Red blood cells

• platelets

• capillaries

The heart pumps blood throughout the body through a closed system of tubes. These tubes that carry the blood are called blood vessels. There are three types of blood vessels: _______, veins,and capillaries

What carry blood from the body cells back to the heart. This blood contains waste materials.

• Veins

• Arteries

• Capillaries

• Vines

Blood moves from arteries to veins through tiny blood vessels called ?

• Arteries

• Capillaries

• Nerves

• Vena Cava

Plasma is 90% _____ and is beige in colour. Plasma contains digested food, chemicals, and waste products.

These substances are carried to and from the cells by the plasma.

• Red blood cells

• Platelets

• Water

• Minerals

Red blood cells contain _________ that is red and gives blood its color. It links up with oxygen and carries this oxygen to all parts of the body.

• Myoglobin

• Red Ferrine

• Plasma

• Hemoglobin

Where does hematopoiesis take place, producing new RBCs?

• red bone marrow
• yellow bone marrow
• synovial membrane
• articular cartilage

Red blood cells are

• thrombocytes
• neutrophils
• monocytes
• erthryocytes

The liquid portion of the blood is

• leukocytes
• erthryocytes
• plasma
• thrombin

What is the main organ of the circulatory system?

• small intestine

• bone

• lungs

• heart