Hosa Study Guide (Questions)

What does the skeletal system do? {Ans: provides structural support for body weight and protects vital organs and tissues}how does the left side of the heart receive blood? {Ans: blood goes from the lungs to the pulmonary veins into the left atrium and then into the left ventricle}what do ligaments and intervertebral discs do? {Ans: permit a degree of motion so the spinal cord doesn't get damaged}how does the right side of the heart receive blood? {Ans: It get's blood from the veins of the body. It enters through the superior and inferior vena cava and then goes through the right atrium}where does the heart muscle's blood supply come from? {Ans: The aorta (it had two branches at the bottom that supply the heart with oxygenated blood)}What do arteries do? {Ans: transport fluids/bloods to parts of the body, increase blood pressure (accommodates for loss of blood), and supplies blood to the tissues}