Circulatory System Test with Verified Answers

Circulatory System Test with Verified Answers
cellular respiration - ANS -Process that releases energy by breaking down glucose
and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen



When you exhale: - ANS -you exhale, carbon dioxide, heat, and water



Heart - ANS -1) made of cardiac muscular tissue 2) pumps oxygen rich blood from the
lungs to the body 3) pumps oxygen poor/carbon dioxide full blood back to the heart



blood vessels - ANS -tubelike structures that carry blood throughout the body.
Arteries, capillaries, veins



Arteries - ANS -carry blood away from the heart with oxygen



Capillaries - ANS -Smallest blood vessels



Veins - ANS -Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart



circulatory system - ANS -(aka cardiovascular system) This system works as the
transportation highway for the body. It consists of the heart, blood, and blood vessels. It
transports substances such as oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nutrients in the body.



heart rate - ANS -A measure of cardiac activity usually expressed as the number of
beats per minute.
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Platelets - ANS -blood clotting
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