Week 9: Blood Flow

RBCs Carry

• O2 & Co2

• White blood cells

• Urea

• Nitrogen

WBCs prevent infection through

• Phagocytosis

• Hemostasis

• Peristalsis

Which characterizes phagocytosis

• cell eating

• cell drinking

• cell formation

Which of the following helps with clotting

• Platelets

• Plasma

• WBCs

Blood ENTERS the heart through the right atrium

• True

• False

Blood exits the heart through...

• pulmonary veins

• aorta

• inferior vena cava

• mitral valve

What do the aortic and pulmonary valves have in common

• Both carry deoxygenated blood

• Both are semilunar valves

• Both help transport blood to body tissues

Left side of the heart pumps deoxygenated blood to the body

• True

• False

Which chamber is FILLED with deoxygenated blood

• left atrium

• right ventricle

• Right atrium

• Left ventricle

Which of the following is needed for gas exchange

• Capillaries

• Lungs

• Body tissues