Cardiovascular System Flashcards

1
Q

What are the main parts of the Circulatory System?

A

Heart, Lungs, and Blood Vessels

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2
Q

What is taken away from body cells and exhaled by the lungs?

A

Carbon Dioxide

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3
Q

Arteries carry blood away from the _____.

A

Heart

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4
Q

Veins carry blood _________ the heart.

A

Towards

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5
Q

The Circulatory System transports what from the lungs?

A

Oxygen

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6
Q

What part of blood carries oxygen?

A

Red Blood Cells

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7
Q

Your heart is approximately the size of your ……

A

Fist

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8
Q

The Circulatory System transports what from the lungs?

A

Oxygenated Blood

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9
Q

What two systems does the Cardiovascular System consist of?

A

Respiratory System and Circulatory System

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10
Q

In regard to the respiratory system, what happens to your diaphragm when you breathe in oxygen?

A

Moves down

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11
Q

To release the carbon dioxide, the diaphragm moves?

A

Up

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12
Q

What essential gas is proved to your body by the circulatory and respiratory systems?

A

Oxygen

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13
Q

Red blood cells pickup ——— in the form of carbon dioxide, and transport it back to the ——– through the circulatory system.

A

Waste, Lungs

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14
Q

What’s the main function of the respiratory system?

A

Take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide.

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15
Q

What are the main functions of the circulatory system?

A
  1. Transport Oxygen
  2. Transport Nutrients
  3. Fight off pathogens
  4. Removes waste (carbon dioxide)
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16
Q

What’s the role of the red blood cells?

A

Transports nutrients and oxygen to the body

17
Q

Whats the difference between an artery and a vein?

A

Artery takes the blood away from the heart and Veins take the blood towards the heart (with the waste).