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| Name the four blood types | A, B, AB and O |
| What is the pale yellow liquid that makes up 55 % of blood | Plasma |
| What component of blood transports oxygen? | Red blood cells |
| What component of blood defends the body against germs and diseases | White blood cells |
| what do platelets do? | Clot the blood |
| The two flaps above the major part of the heart are called | Atria |
| In which direction do the artieries carry blood relative to the heart | away from |
| what is the name of the smallest blood vessels in the body (which are only one cell thick) | capillaries |
| in which direction do veins carry blood relative to the heart | towards |
| Which chamber of the heart is the strongest | left ventricle |
| Which chamber of the heart is contracting during the DUB portion of flub-dub | ventricles |
| Which vessel brings blood to the heart from the lower body | Inferior vena cava |
| What is the smallest part of the lungs where gas exchange is occuring | alveoli |
| What is the most important MUSCLE used when breathing | diaphragm |
| Name two disorders smoking causes | Lung cancer and emphasema |
| What two things are excreated during exhilation | H2O and CO2 |
| Name three ways air changes as it passes through the nose | warms moistens and filters |
| what is the largest area of your brain | cerebrum |
| What area of your brain controls movements such as muscle coordination and balance | cerebellum |
| what area of the brain controls involuntary functions nessessary for life? | medulla oblongata or brain stem |
| A quick involuntary response to a stimulus is a ___. | reflex |
| in which area of the brain would you find vision | occipital |
| in which area of the brain would you find emotion, awareness and memory | frontal |
| In which area of the brain would you find skilled and basic movements | parietal |
| A vibrating soft palate and uvula may cause __ at night. | snoring |
| the right ventricle pumps blood to the ___. | lungs |
| Your body contains ___ liters of blood. | 5-6 |
| Red blood cells contain the iron containing substance called ___. | hemoglobin |
| ___ is when the artery walls thicken. | atherosclorosis |
| ____ is the waxy fatlike substance found in blood | cholesterol |
| Any change or signal that makes an organism react is a | stimulus |
| what substance turns blood bright red | oxygen |
| what is the scientific name for the windpipe | trachea |
| what is the scientific name for the voice box | larynx |
| what vessels supply the heart itself with blood | coronary |
| name the largest artery in the body | aorta |
| Which CHAMBER of the heart is the biggest and strongest? | left ventricle |
| Why is the left ventricle the strongest chamber of the heart | it has to pump blood the furthest |
| Lungs take in which substance for the body's use? | oxygen |
| How many chambers does the human heart have? | 4 |
| A blood pressure of 140 over 90 is considered... | high blood pressure |
| T or F - A person with a resting heart beat of 120 bpm is heathy | FALSE |
| When a person's blood pressure is constantly higher than normal, they have ___ (the silent killer) | hypertension |
