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| The Cardiovascular System is made up of 3 parts, which include; |
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| Blood, heart, and blood vessels |
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| There are 3 types of blood vessels which include; |
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| Arteries, capillaries, & Veins |
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| What is the largest lymph organ |
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| Your heart is a four-chambered muscular organ about the size of your _. |
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| In a normal blood pressure reading of 120/80, the number 80 stands for the pressure in the ___. |
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| Arteries when the ventricles relax |
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| Your___ is the primary passageway into and out of the respiratory system. |
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| ______ is the entire process by which a body obtains and uses oxygen and gets rid of carbon dioxide and water. |
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| One fucntion of tonsils is to |
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| What characteristics do platelets have? |
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They last for 5-10 days
They are fragments of larger cells
They help reduce blood loss |
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| The most abundant cells in blood are___. |
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| RBC's are made in the ____. |
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| RBC's only survive for about ___months. |
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| The leading cause of death in the United States is ____. |
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| Atherosclerosis (heart disease) |
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| The main function of White Blood Cells are to |
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| Help you stay healthy by destroying pathogens |
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| ____ prevent bleeding by clumping to the damaged area of skin . |
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| ___ direct blood back to the heart |
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| The smallest blood vessels in your body are___. |
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| ____ direct blood away from the heart. |
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| What is the main function of blood? |
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| The force exerted by blood on the inside walls of a blood vessels is called ___. |
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| What is a normal blood pressure? |
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| Exercise increases your Body's needs for more_____ and nutrients. |
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| Blood type is determined by the ____ present on the surface of your red blood cells. |
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| Type __ blood has both A & B antigens. |
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| Certain chemicals in plasma, called ____ can bind to RBCs and cause the RBCs to clump together |
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| Type ___ blood is considered to be the Universal Receipient |
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| What 3 things can cause Cardiovascular Diseease? |
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| Smoking, Hereidty, Stress, High Cholesterol |
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| What are two functions of the lymphatic System? |
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| Helps return leaked fluid, helps fight pathogens. |
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