| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does blood transport around the body | Food, Oxygen and Carbon dioxide |
| What is the name of the system that consists of blood, arteries, veins, capillaries and the heart | Circulation System |
| What do you call the watery pale liquid that makes up 50% of blood | Plasma |
| There are three types of cells in the plasma where are these made | Bone marrow |
| Name the three types of blood cells | Red, white and platelets |
| Which blood cell contains a red chemical called haemoglobin | Red blood cell |
| What is the function of the red blood cell | Carry oxygen |
| What is the function of the white blood cell | Protect against disease |
| What is the function of the platelets | Allow blood to clot |
| What is the function of the blood | Transport substances around the body and defence against disease |
| Name the three types of blood vessels | Artery, Vein, capillary |
| Where do arteries take blood | Away from heart |
| Where do veins take blood | Back to the heart |
| Which type of vessel have thick muscle walls, a narrow lumen and no valves | Arteries |
| Which type of vessel have thin muscle walls, a wide lumen and have valves | Veins |
| Which type of blood vessel have cell walls that are only one cell thick | Capillaries |
| True or False, Capillaries connect arteries and veins | True |
| What type of muscle is the heart made of | Cardiac mauscle |
| Name the chambers that are at top of the heart | Right and Left Atrium |
| Name the chambers that are at bottom of the heart | Right and Left Ventricle |
| Where does blood from the body enter the heart | Right Atrium |
| What blood vessel carries the blood form the body to the heart | Vena cava |
| What happens when the right atrium fills with blood | A valve opens and blood enters the right ventricle |
| Where does blood go when it leaves the right ventricle | Into the pulmonary artery which carries it to lungs |
| What is the name of the vessel that carries blood back to the heart | Pulmonary vein |
| Where does the pulmonary vein enter the heart | Left atrium |
| When blood leaves the left atrium where does it travel to | Left ventricle |
| The left ventricle contracts and pushes blood out into what vessel | Aorta |
| Where does blood go when it leaves the Aorta | All around the body |
| Why is wall of left side ventricle thicker than right side | Because it has to pump blood farther |
| What structure is present in the heart and in veins that prevents backflow of blood | Valves |
| How can heart disease be prevented | Exercise and healthy diet |
| What is a normal heartbeat rate | 70 beats per minute |
| What is normal body temperature | 37C |
