Body Systems Flashcards
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Circulatory System
Deliver oxygen and nutrients to cells and tissues, Remove carbon dioxide and other waste products from cells and tissues
The organs involved in the circulatory system is;
heart, blood, blood vessels
The circulatory system is a _____ system
closed
The main point of the heart is to:
pump blood throughout the body
There are ____ types of blood vessels:
3
The biggest blood vessel is:
Artery
The medium blood vessel is:
Vein
The smallest blood vessel is:
Capillary
How wide are capillaries?
Usually one cell
What do arteries do?
Take blood away from the heart
What do veins do?
Take blood to the heart
Veins contain___ to prevent ____
valves, backflow
What do capillaries do?
Facilitate gas and nutrient exchange
Capillaries also connect:
Veins and Arteries
Blood is made up of:
PLasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets
PLasma is the
liquid component of blood, carries all nutrients except for one
The one nutrient that plasma does not carry:
Oxygen
Red blood cells:
Carry oxygen
White blood cells:
help with immunity
Platelets:
help with clotting
The heart has ___ chambers
4
The 4 chambers in the heart are the L and R ____ and L and R ____
Atrium, Ventricles
The atrium and ventricles do what seperately?
Contract
The atriums (atria) are the ____ chambers
recieving chambers, they recieve the blood going to the heart first.