The cardiovascular system is a closed system. Why is this relevant? Because we need to know this to pass the test. Knowing that it is closed means that when the heart contracts, pressure increases. If it was open, that wouldn't happen as well. It just means that the heart is essentially like a balloon. It means that blood can only flow in one direction when pressure goes up.
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The human circulatory system is closed - that is, the blood pumped out of the left ventricle of the heart into the arteries is constrained to a series of continuous, branching vessels as it passes through the capillaries and then into the veins as it returns to the heart. The blood in each of the heart's four chambers comes briefly to rest before it is ejected by contraction of the heart muscle. If the contraction of the left ventricle lasts $250 \mathrm{~ms}$ and the speed of blood flow in the aorta (the large artery leaving the heart) is $0.80 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ at the end of the contraction, what is the average acceleration of a red blood cell as it leaves the heart? (a) $310 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^{2} ;(\mathrm{b}) 31 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^{2} ;$ (c) $3.2 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^{2} ;$ (d) $0.32 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^{2}$.
Define a closed circulatory system and compare the differences in heart structure for animals with closed a. A closed circulatory system is a system in which the blood mixes with the interstitial fluid. Fish have a two-chambered heart. Amphibians and reptiles have a three-chambered heart, but the latter has little mixing of blood. Mammals and birds have a four-chambered heart and double circulation. b. A closed circulatory system is a system in which blood is separate from the interstitial fluid. Fish have a two-chambered heart. Amphibians and reptiles have a three-chambered heart, but the latter has little mixing of blood. Mammals and birds have a four-chambered heart and double circulation c. A closed circulatory system is a system in which blood is separate from the interstitial fluid. Amphibians have a two-chambered heart. Fishes and reptiles have a three-chambered heart, but the latter has little mixing of blood. Mammals and birds have a four-chambered heart and double circulation. d. A closed circulatory system is a system in which blood mixes with the interstitial fluid. Amphibians have a two-chambered heart. Fishes and reptiles have a three-chambered heart, but the latter has little mixing of blood. Mammals and birds have a four-chambered heart and double circulation.
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