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| Blood from above the heart, returns to the heart in the ________ . | superior vena cava |
| Blood from below the heart, returns to the heart in the __________. | inferior vena cava |
| In the heart, blood returning from the body fills the _________ . | right atrium |
| When the right atrium contracts, it sends the blood into the _________ . | right ventricle |
| When the right ventricle contracts, it sends the blood into the ________________, delivering the blood to the lungs. | pulmonary artery |
| From the lungs, the blood returns to the heart in the ___________ . | pulmonary vein |
| From the lungs, the blood fills up the __________________ of the heart. | left atrium |
| When the left atrium contracts, it sends the blood into the _____________ . | left ventricle |
| When the left ventricle contracts, it sends the blood into the ____________ which branches into smaller blood vessels throughout the body. | aorta |
| Which blood vessels carry oxygen-rich blood? | arteries |
| Which blood vessels carry blood away from the heart? | arteries |
| Why do arteries have a pulse? | the blood has been pumped by the heart |
| Which blood vessels need thick walls to stretch as the heart pumps? | arteries |
| Which blood vessels carry oxygen-poor blood? | veins |
| Which blood vessels have one-way valves to prevent the blood from flowing backwards? | veins |
| How does blood in the veins move? | gravity and muscle movements of the body |
| Which blood vessels carry blood back towards the heart? | veins |
| What blood vessels connect the arteries and veins? | capillaries |
| Which blood vessels have thin walls, allowing substances to leak in and out? | capillaries |
| What is the liquid part of the blood called? | plasma |
| Where does the blood carry carbon dioxide, water, and food wastes? | plasma |
| What makes blood red in color? | red blood cells |
| What part of the red blood cells carries the oxygen? | hemoglobin |
| What mineral is needed by the hemoglobin so it can carry oxygen? | iron |
| What color is blood that is carrying oxygen? | bright red |
| What color is blood that is not carrying oxygen? | dark red |
| What type of blood cell is used to fight infections? | white blood cells |
| What type of blood cell can move by their own power? | white blood cells |
| What blood cells help form blood clots? | platelets |
| Which blood type has A antigens? | blood type A |
| Which blood type has no antigens? | blood type O |
| Which blood type has both A and B antigens? | blood type AB |
| Which blood type has a antibodies? | blood type B |
| Which blood type has no antibodies? | blood type AB |
| Which blood type has both a and b antibodies? | blood type O |
| True/False If the wrong type of blood is used during a transfusion, the patient could die. | true |
| When the wrong type of blood is used during a transfusion, the receiver's blood ______ and death could follow. | clump |
| _____________ occurs when the antigen of the donor matches the antibody of the receiver. | Clumping |
| What blood type is the universal donor? | blood type O |
| What blood type is the universal receiver? | blood type AB |
