The Circulatory System - Functions, the Heart, Path of Blood in the Heart Written Exam.
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The Circulatory System - Functions, the Heart, Path of Blood in the Heart Written Exam.
circulatory system - CORRECT ANSWER it is one of the transport systems of the human body that is composed of the heart, the blood and the blood vessels. Its functions include: 1) carries food and oxygen to th...
The Circulatory System - Functions, the
Heart, Path of Blood in the Heart Written
Exam.
circulatory system - CORRECT ANSWER it is one of the transport systems of the human body that is
composed of the heart, the blood and the blood vessels. Its functions include: 1) carries food and oxygen
to the different cells of the body; 2) carries body wastes away; 3) protects the body from diseases; and
4) serves as the body's defense system.
heart - CORRECT ANSWER is a muscle that pumps blood to the different parts of the body; it is the pump
of the circulatory system . it is:
1) made up of muscle tissue
2) a strong, hollow muscle about the size of a clenched fist
3) it is located slightly left of your chest.
septum - CORRECT ANSWER it is the heart wall; it separates the two sides (left and right) of the heart
atrium - CORRECT ANSWER what the two upper (left and right) chambers of the heart is called; together,
these two makes up the atria. These are the receiving chambers of the heart.
atria - CORRECT ANSWER this have thin-walled muscles that is made up of the left atrium and the right
atrium found in the upper chambers of the heart
ventricles - CORRECT ANSWER what the two lower chambers (or pumping chambers) of the heart is
called. these have thicker and more muscular walls than the atria because these are the pumping
chambers which are responsible for keeping the blood moving.
right atrium - CORRECT ANSWER found on the right side of the heart, this is the atrium which receives
blood from the body
right ventricle - CORRECT ANSWER found on the right side of the heart, this ventricle pumps blood into
the lungs and from where the blood goes to the left side of the heart.
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