038-043 Flashcards
What system moves blood throughout the body?
Circulatory.
What does blood transport?
Food and oxygen to the cells; carries away carbon dioxide and other wastes.
Of what does the circulatory system consist?
Heart, blood vessels, blood, and the lymphatic system.
How does the heart pump blood through the circulatory system?
Contracting and relaxing rhythmically.
How many pumps does the heart have?
Two, one to carry that receives blood from the lungs to the cells and another that picks up carbon dioxide and other wastes from the cells.
What are the three types of blood vessels?
Arteries, veins, and capillaries.
What is the largest artery in the body?
Aorta.
What are the body’s two largest veins?
Superior vena cava and inferior vena cava.
The blood consists of plasma and what three kinds of formed elements?
Red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets.
How are red blood cells (erythrocytes) able to carry oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues?
They contain hemoglobin, which picks up oxygen molecules from the lungs.
How do white blood cells (leukocytes) help protect the body from disease?
By attacking bacteria, viruses, poisons, and other harmful substances.
How do platelets help prevent bleeding from damaged blood vessels?
They collect where an injured blood vessel leaks and along with various proteins in the plasma, seal broken blood vessels by forming a clot.
Where does lymph come from?
Blood.
What is the purpose of lymph nodes?
Produce many white blood cells, which filter harmful substances out of the lymph.
What are the main organs of the urinary system?
Kidneys.