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2. What part of the blood is responsible for immune system functions?

3. What does “blood type” mean?

4. What would happen if you received a blood transfusion of the wrong type? (and why)

5. What do platelets do?

6. Put the blood vessels (artery, vein and capillary) in order in terms of blood velocity and total cross sectional area of the type of vessel.

7. Which part of the heart carries deoxygenated blood?

8. Why are the coronary arteries and veins vital for survival?

9. What are two unusual features of heart tissue?

10. What effect would a faulty AV valve have on blood circulation
What effect would a faulty AV valve have on blood circulation? (be specific)

11. Why does standing on your head make your face turn red but standing on your feet doesn’t make your feet red?

12. What are the differences between the arteries and veins?

13. What is the highest pressure in your blood vessels is called your ___________and corresponds with what action?

14. Where does CO2 enter the blood?

15. What is a similarity and a difference between a lymph vessel and a vein?

16. What path would a blood cell take starting at the aorta and ending at the pulmonary artery?

17. Aortic semilunar valve

18. AV node

19. Vena Cava

20. Antigen on a red blood cell

21. Lymphatic system

22. What effect would narrowing of arteries have on blood pressure? Explain

23. What would happen if the valves in your veins were stretched and unable to close?

24. Why causes your heart to “beat” with a lub-dub sound?

25. How would you take a patient’s blood pressure using a Sphygmomanometer?

26. What effect would an opening between ventricles have if it were in an adult heart?