Circulatory system

• What is the definition of an artery?

  Blood vessel carrying oxygenated blood
• What do blood vessels do?

  Carry blood away from the heart
• What are the top chambers of the heart called?

  Atria
• What is the structure of capillaries?

  One cell thick walls for exchange
• What gas is produced in respiration?

  Carbon dioxide
• What type of tissue makes up the heart?

  Muscle tissue
• What is the function of the coronary artery?

  Delivers oxygen and glucose to heart muscle
• What disease is caused by a blocked coronary artery?

  Coronary artery disease
• What type of blood has low oxygen and high carbon dioxide?

  Deoxygenated blood
• What gas is required for respiration?

  Oxygen
• What type of blood has high oxygen and low carbon dioxide?

  Oxygenated blood
• What blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs?

  Pulmonary artery
• What blood vessel carries oxygenated blood to the heart from the lungs?

  Pulmonary vein
• What is the process of releasing energy from food called?

  Respiration
• What separates the left and right sides of the heart?

  Septum
• What do blood vessels that carry blood towards the heart called?

  Veins
• What is the function of valves in the heart?

  Prevent backflow of blood
• What blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood to the right side of the heart?

  Vena cava
• What are the bottom chambers of the heart called?

  Ventricles