Tuesday, April 1, 2008

The Heart Worksheet

1. All vertebrates have what type of circulatory system?
~Closed Circulatory System
2. How does the circulatory system maintain homeostasis?
~Through water and electrolyte transport, fluid volume control, and regulation of pH and of body temperature.
3. Name 4 functions of the circulatory system.
~Transport dissolved nutrients to all body cells, maintain homeostasis, carries hormones, and transpiorts gases.
4. What are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart called?
~Arteries
5. What are blood vessels that carry blood to the heart called?
~Veins
6. What is the sac that surrounds the heart called?
~Pericardium
7. What is the muscular portion of the heart called?
~Myocardium
8. What is the lining of the myocardium called?
~Endocardium
9. What is the name of the upper cavities of the heart? The lower cavities?
~Atrium and Ventricle
10. What veins carry blood to the left atrium? The right atrium?
~Pulmonary Veins; Superior Vena Cava and Inferioe Vena Cava
11. What arteries carry blood away from the left ventricle? The right ventricle?
~Aorta: vein

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