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a. ______________________ is the largest vein in the body that takes blood from all of the
body and dumps it into the ___________ atrium of the heart.
b. __________________ carry blood away from the aorta to the arterioles.
c. __________________ carry blood back toward the heart; rely on muscle contractions to
provide pressure to move the blood.
d. __________________ are no thicker than human hair and carry blood away from arteries
into the capillaries.
e. ___________________ carry blood back to the veins after exchanges have occurred in the
capillaries.
f. ___________________ is the largest artery in the body.
g. ___________________ are tiny connecting bridges between arterioles and venules.
There are tiny muscles that control the flow of blood into these vessels called
___________________.
h. When blood returns to the heart, it first passes through the _____________ side of the
heart, then the _______________ side of the heart.
Date: ___________________________ Name: _______________________________
i. Capillaries are composed of a single layer of cells that are responsible for exchanging
_________________ and __________________.
j. The _____________ _________ sends oxygenated blood back to the heart from the lungs.
3. Label the heart diagram below and indicate with arrows the direction of blood flow.
a. Which structure separates the right side of the heart from the left side? Why is it
necessary to separate the two sides?
b. Which structure stops the backflow of blood into the left ventricle?
c. Identify the tricuspid valve. If this valve did not close properly, what effect if any would
this have on the body?
e. Trace the flow of a red blood cell as it travels through structures D to O in the heart
diagram above.
Blood
1) What are the 3 main functions blood does for our body?
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10) True or False? White blood cells only travel in the blood stream and never travel in to the
body __________________________
12) Name the white blood cells discussed in class and describe their function.
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16) True or False? Missing certain proteins does not affect the bloods clotting ability
__________________________
17) True or False? All 4 parts of the blood work together at the same time
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