Circulatory SystemVocabulary Review
The Living Environment - NYS 1.2 – The student should be able to describe and explain
the structures and functions of the human body at different
organizational levels (for example, systems, tissues,
cells, organelles)
Remember to wait for the vocabulary word to pop up! Can you guess it before it comes up?
PB 09
Structures of the Heart
Aorta
Pulmonary Artery
Pulmonary Veins
Left Atrium
Left Ventricle
Vena Cava
Right
Ventricle
Right Atrium
http://facstaff.gpc.edu/~jaliff/hartflo2.gif
Oxygenated or Deoxygenated?
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Deoxygenated
Oxygenated
OxygenatedDeoxygenated
Deoxygenated
Oxygenated
Systemic Circulation
Pathway in which the heart pumps blood to all of the body except the lungs
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Arteries
Large vessels that carry blood away from the heart to the tissues of the body
http://www.landholt.com/Graphics/Images/arteries_veins_03.jpg
Veins
Blood vessels that return blood to the heart
http://www.landholt.com/Graphics/Images/arteries_veins_03.jpg
Capillaries
Microscopic blood vessels that bring nutrients and oxygen to tissues and absorbs carbon
dioxide and waste products
http://www.landholt.com/Graphics/Images/arteries_veins_03.jpg
Which statement best describes a change that usually takes place in the human body when the heart rate increases as the result of exercise?
1) More oxygen is delivered to muscle cells
2) Blood cells are excreted at a faster rate
3) The rate of digestion increases
4) No hormones are produced
NYS Regents June ‘07
An increase in heart rate will most likely result in?
1) A decrease in metabolic rate
2) An increase in pulse rate
3) An increase in cell division
4) A decrease in body temperature
NYS Regents Jan ‘05