Circulatory System

To what part of the body does the pulmonary system supply?

the lungs
Which blood is the most abundant?
- Plasma-55%
- Red blood cells- 45%
- White blood cells and platelets- 1%
Which carries hemoglobin?

Red blood cells
Which fights infection?

White blood cells
Which is involved in clotting?

platelets
Which has both T and B cells?

White blood cells
Which produces fibrin?

platelets
Which carries iron?

red blood cells
What do platelets produce?
- a platelet plug
- fibrin
What is hemophilia?

A disease in which your blood fails to clot properly, excessive blood loss and low iron can be a huge danger
What is anemia?

a disease in which tou have too few red blood cells and not enough hemoglobin which leads to low iron.
What are the four blood groups?
- A
- B
- AB
- O
Dominant-
- A
- B
Recessive-

O
Which blood type is the universal donor?

O
The heart is composed of _________ muscle.

cardiac
The upper chambers are the ________ and the lower chambers are the __________.
- atria (upper)
- ventricles (lower)
The division between the chambers is the musclar __________.

septa, septum
The right side pumps to the _______ and the left side pumps to the _______.
- right side= lungs
- left side= cells
which chamber is the most musclar and why?

the left ventricle because it is the main pumping chamber of the heart.

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Circulatory System

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Circulatory System

Updated

2011-05-22T19:36:44Z