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Cardiovascular System Study
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Define the following terms in your own words:
1. Atrium:
2. Ventricle:
3. Artery:
4. Vein:
5. Capillary:
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Use your new knowledge and the blue book to fin in the blanks:
1. The two upper chambers of the heart are called
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2. Oxygen-rich blood from the lungs enters the heart through a blood vessel called
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3. From the right atrium, blood is pumped to the
4. The heart chamber that works the hardest is the
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return blood back to the heart.
6. Veins are blood vessels that contain
from flowing backwards.
, which prevent blood
Discuss each of the following questions with your group members. Then answer
each of the following statements in complete sentences. Make sure to include all the
facts you have learned about the topic:
1. Explain why oxygen-poor blood and oxygen-rich blood never mix in the human
body.
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2_ Do all arteries carry oxygen-rich
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blood? Do all veins carry oxygen poor blood?
3. Starting at the right atrium, describe the path that blood takes through the heart and
body, ending again in the right atrium.
4. How are the structures of an artery, vein, and capillary (the way they are shaped or
the special parts they have) able to help each do the specific function (job) that they
do for the body?
5. An artificial heart actually replaces only the ventricles
reason why replacing the atria is not necessary.
of a human heart. Suggest
6. Explain why chronic heart disorders such as hypertension and atherosclerosis
more of a problem today than they were 200 years ago. Predict how great of a
problem it will be in the future.
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