B3.2 - The Heart

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Which is the only blood vessel to carry deoxygenated blood away from the heart?
Pulmonary Artery
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What is the artery which carries oxygenated blood away from the heart called?
Aorta
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What is the vein which carries deoxygenated blood into the heart called?
Vena Cava
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What is the only vessel to carry oxygenated blood into the heart?
Pulmonary Vein
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What blood vessel supplies the heart muscle with oxygenated blood?
Coronary Artery
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What is the top left chamber of the heart called?
Left atrium
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What is the bottom right chamber of the heart called?
Right ventricle
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What is the pressure like in the arteries?
Very high
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In which blood vessel does gas exchange take place?
Capillary
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Which blood vessel has a muscular wall that is 3 layers thick?
Artery
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What is the heart made of?
Cardiac Muscle
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What is the lumen?
The hollow section in the middle of a blood vessel
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Where would you find the septum?
Down the centre of the heart
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How is carbon dioxide transported away from the cells of the body?
In the blood plasma
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How is oxygen taken in by the red blood cells?
Diffusion and active transport
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Where are red blood cells produced?
Bone Marrow
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