Body Systems Flashcards

(61 cards)

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Circulatory System

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Deliver oxygen and nutrients to cells and tissues, Remove carbon dioxide and other waste products from cells and tissues

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The organs involved in the circulatory system is;

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heart, blood, blood vessels

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The circulatory system is a _____ system

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closed

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The main point of the heart is to:

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pump blood throughout the body

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There are ____ types of blood vessels:

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3

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The biggest blood vessel is:

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Artery

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The medium blood vessel is:

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Vein

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The smallest blood vessel is:

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Capillary

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How wide are capillaries?

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Usually one cell

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What do arteries do?

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Take blood away from the heart

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What do veins do?

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Take blood to the heart

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Veins contain___ to prevent ____

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valves, backflow

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What do capillaries do?

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Facilitate gas and nutrient exchange

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Capillaries also connect:

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Veins and Arteries

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Blood is made up of:

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PLasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets

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PLasma is the

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liquid component of blood, carries all nutrients except for one

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17
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The one nutrient that plasma does not carry:

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Oxygen

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18
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Red blood cells:

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Carry oxygen

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19
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White blood cells:

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help with immunity

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20
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Platelets:

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help with clotting

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21
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The heart has ___ chambers

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4

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The 4 chambers in the heart are the L and R ____ and L and R ____

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Atrium, Ventricles

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The atrium and ventricles do what seperately?

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Contract

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The atriums (atria) are the ____ chambers

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recieving chambers, they recieve the blood going to the heart first.

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The ventricles are the ____ chambers
discharging chambers, they push out the blood in the heart
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The septum is the
muscular wall dividing the heart
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Interventricular Septum:
seperates two ventricles
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Interatrial septum:
sperates two atriums
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Heart valves
make blood flow in one direction
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Atrioventricular valves:
vlaves in between atria and ventricles
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Semilunar valves:
valves in between ventricles and arteries
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Aorta:
Body's largest artery, at the top of the heart.
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The aorta leaves through the
Left ventricle, and through the Semilunar Aortic Valve
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Pulmonary Artery leaves from:
Right Ventricle
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The pulmonary artery goes to
the lungs
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Superior and Inferior Vena Cava
Enters the right atrium
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S and I vena cava are the
biggest veins
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Superior Vena Cava comes from:
arms, chest, and head
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Inferior Vena Cava comes from:
stomach, legs
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Pulmonary veins
is the vein coming from the lungs
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Pulmonary Veins enter
the left atrium
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Blood pressure:
pressures the walls of the blood vessels
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Blood pressure is necessary for the...
blood to flow evenly
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How many pressure measurements are there?
2
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The pressure when the ventricles are contracting:
Systolic
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The pressure when the ventricles are relaxing:
Diastolic
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The Respiratory System is where...
gas exchange takes place
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The nose/nasal cavity...
Is where the O2 enters and the CO2 leaves
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Cillia:
tiny hair-like structures that filter air and moisten and warm it up, prevent infections
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Pharynx:
Where the nasal and oral cavities meat
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Trachea:
Tube that carries air to the lungs
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Epiglottis:
Flap that covers the trachea while swallowing
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The trachea divides into two ends called :
The bronchi (two bronchus)
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The two bronchi each:
extend into one lung
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Bronchi descend into:
bronchioles
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Bronchioles descend into:
Alveoli
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The alveoli are surrounded by ____ allowing....
capillaries , allowing gas exchange to take place
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Lungs are practically
baloons
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Diaphragm:
A muscle below the ribs that contracts and moves, changin air pressure in the chest cavity making breathing lungs.
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What controls your breathing in your brain?
Medulla Oblongata
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