Question

What is the basic unit of structure and function in

our body?
Answer
Cell
Question
Which blood cell is responsible for fighting disease?
Answer
White blood cells
Question
What are the 3 main parts of the circulatory system?
Answer
Heart, blood vessels, and blood
Question
Name 2 of the 3 functions of the circulatory system.
Answer
Transports oxygen and nutrients to cells, carries
waste products away from the cells, contains cells
that fight disease
Question
What are the 4 chambers of the heart?
Answer
Right and left atrium and right and left ventricle
Question
What component of blood makes up the largest
percentage of blood?
Answer
Plasma
Question
Why does blood go through the lungs?
Answer
Needs to pick up oxygen
Question
What is the largest artery called?
Answer
Aorta
Question
After blood goes through the right ventricle, where
does it go?
Answer
Lungs
Question
Name 1 type of blood vessel and explain it’s
function in the circulatory system.
Answer Arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the
heart to the rest of the body.
Capillaries are tiny vessels that deliver oxygen and
nutrients to the body.
Veins carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart so
it can pick up nutrients.
Question
Which blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood?
Answer
Vein
Question
Name 2 of the 3 types of blood vessels.
Answer
Artery, vein, capillary
Question
Which type of blood vessel has the thickest walls?
Answer
Artery
Question
Does oxygen rich blood go to the heart or away from
the heart?
Answer
Away from
Question
Which blood vessel is only one cell thick? Why is it
so thin?
Answer
Capillaries are only one cell thick so that substances
can be easily passed through them. Red blood cells
deliver oxygen and nutrients to the body, and pick
up waste products like ammonia and carbon
dioxide.
Question
Name 3 of the 4 components of blood.
Answer
Red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma, and
platelets
Question
What is the “water highway” that transports most
materials and blood cells?
Answer
Plasma
Question
Which component of blood picks up oxygen and
takes away carbon dioxide?
Answer
Red blood cells
Question
What is the protein that carries oxygen in the blood?
Answer
Hemoglobin
Question
Which of these are produced in the bone marrow:
red blood cells, or white blood cells?
Answer
Both
Question
Which component of blood is needed to form blood
clots?
Answer
Platelets
Question
What is the largest and strongest chamber of the
heart?
Answer
Left ventricle
Question
Which blood cell contains hemoglobin?
Answer
Red blood cells
Question
A drop of blood just arrived at the heart from the
body. Name the first 3 places it goes in order.
Answer
Right atrium, right ventricle, lungs.
Question
A drop of blood has just returned to the heart from
the lungs. Name the next 4 places it goes in order.
Answer
Left atrium, left ventricle, aorta, body.