Circulatory system Flashcards
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What is Circulatory system?
A
transports nutrients and oxygen to the body
2
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How does blood travel through the circulatory system
A
Systemic circulation carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle, through the arteries, to the capillaries in the tissues of the body. From the tissue capillaries, the deoxygenated blood returns through a system of veins to the right atrium of the heart.
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What type of circulatory system is the human circulatory system?
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Other animals. While humans, as well as other vertebrates, have a closed cardiovascular system (meaning that the blood never leaves the network of arteries, veins and capillaries), some invertebrate groups have an open cardiovascular system.
