Cardiovascular System

What Is the Simple Definition of Heart?

• the pulse that sends signals to the other organs in the body to the kidney
• the hollow muscular organ the pumps blood throughout the body
• a shape that is a triangle with two circles
• the veins that sends nutrients to other parts of the body

Define Veins:

• carries blood away from the heart

• carries nutrients away from the heart

• carries blood towards the heart

• carries blood towards the lungs

What do red blood cells do?

• carries oxygen

• fights infection

• clots blood

• nothing; the white blood cells do all the work

What do platelets do?

• carries oxygen

• cures infections

• fights infection

• causes blood to clot and form scabs

What is the atrium?

• the bottom chamber of the heart

• the right chamber of the heart

• the left chamber of the heart

• the upper chamber of the heart

What are the ventricles?

• bottom left chamber of the heart

• upper chambers of the heart

• lower chambers of the heart

• top right chamber of the heart

What's in the Circulatory (Cardiovascular) system?

• consists of heart, veins and brain

• consists of heart, blood vessels and blood

• consists of heart, blood and lungs

• consists of heart, brain and bladder

Identify #2 ​ (a)  

• superior vena cava
• pulmonary trunk
• pulmonary vein
• aortic valve
• inferior vena cava
• left ventricle
• right ventricle
• septum
• pulmonary valve
• aorta

CARRY BLOOD AWAY FROM THE HEART:

• VEINS

• ARTERIES

• CAPILLARIES

CARRY BLOOD TO THE HEART

• VEINS

• ARTERIES

• CAPILLARIES