level: circulatory system
Questions and Answers List
level questions: circulatory system
Question | Answer |
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what does pulmonary do | blood flowing to or from the LUNGS |
simlpified diagram of heart | here |
what does the pulmonary vein do | delivers oxygenated blood to the left atrium |
what does the aorta do | deliver oxygented blood around the body |
deoxygnated blood returns to the heart by.... | the vena cava |
deoxyenated blood goes in the..... | pulmonary artery |
walls of ventricles | they are thicker than the atria becuase they pump blood further and at higher pressure |
what is double circulation | blood pumps into the heart twice for every once it passes around the rest of the body |
what factors increase the chance of getting CHD | sedentary lifesstyle, high fat diet, smoking, stress, heriditary |