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Flashcards in Circulatory system Deck (4)
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1
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Types of blood vessels

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  1. Arteries
  2. Capillaries
  3. Veins
2
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Aorta

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The largest artery in the body. Carried blood pumped from the left ventricle of the heart to systematic circulation

3
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Components of blood

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Rbcs, wbcs, platelets and plasma

4
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Erythrocytes

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  • red blood cells
  • account for the second greatest component of blood by volume
  • the functional unit of an erythrocyte is hemoglobin