Circulatory System Test with Answers
blood - ANSWERS - Connective tissue made of plasma, erythrocytes, leukocytes,
and platelets.
blood pressure - ANSWERS - the pressure that is exerted by the blood against the
walls of blood vessels
heart - ANSWERS - 4 chambered, muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the
body.
red blood cells (erythrocytes) - ANSWERS - cells that transport oxygen
Haemoglobin - ANSWERS - a protein containing iron, found in red blood cells, which
carries oxygen
heart rate - ANSWERS - A measure of cardiac activity usually expressed as the
number of beats per minute.
right ventricle - ANSWERS - pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs through the
pulmonary artery
left ventricle - ANSWERS - Pumps oxygenated blood into the aorta to the body
right atrium - ANSWERS - Receives deoxygenated blood from the body through the
vena cava
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blood - ANSWERS - Connective tissue made of plasma, erythrocytes, leukocytes,
and platelets.
blood pressure - ANSWERS - the pressure that is exerted by the blood against the
walls of blood vessels
heart - ANSWERS - 4 chambered, muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the
body.
red blood cells (erythrocytes) - ANSWERS - cells that transport oxygen
Haemoglobin - ANSWERS - a protein containing iron, found in red blood cells, which
carries oxygen
heart rate - ANSWERS - A measure of cardiac activity usually expressed as the
number of beats per minute.
right ventricle - ANSWERS - pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs through the
pulmonary artery
left ventricle - ANSWERS - Pumps oxygenated blood into the aorta to the body
right atrium - ANSWERS - Receives deoxygenated blood from the body through the
vena cava
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