Circulatory and Respiratory Systems Review

What is plasma?

• The liquid part of blood.

• The solid part of blood.

• The gaseous part of blood.

• The cellular part of blood.

What is the job of platelets?

• To carry oxygen.

• To fight infections.

• To clot blood.

• To transport nutrients.

What do red blood cells do? What protein makes them up?

• Carry nutrients; made of fibrin.

• Fight infections; made of collagen.

• Carry oxygen and carbon dioxide; made of hemoglobin.

• Regulate temperature; made of keratin.

What do white blood cells do?

• Fight infection

• Carry oxygen

• Clot blood

• Transport nutrients

Which type of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart?

• Veins

• Capillaries

• Arteries

• Valves

What is a characteristic of veins?

• They have the thinnest walls.

• Pulses can be felt in them.

• They carry blood to the heart and contain valves.

• They connect arteries to veins.

Which blood vessels connect arteries to veins?

• Arteries

• Capillaries

• Veins

• Valves

What is a unique feature of capillaries?

• They carry blood away from the heart.

• They have the thinnest walls.

• Pulses can be felt in them.

• They contain valves.

What do valves do?

• Keep blood flowing one way.

• Pump blood throughout the body.

• Increase blood pressure.

• Filter impurities from the blood.

What is circulation?

• The process of breathing.

• Movement of blood through the body.

• Digestion of food.

• Filtration of waste.