Arteries And Veins Flashcards
Lungs
Pulmonary artery
Pulmonary vein
Heart
Coronary artery
Coronary vein
Liver
Hepatic artery
Hepatic vein
Lower organs
Iliac artery
Iliac vein
Head & brain
Carotid artery
Jugular vein
Kidneys
Renal artery
Renal vein
Stomach
Gastric artery
Hepatic vein / hepatic portal vein
Small intestine
Mesenteric artery
Hepatic vein / hepatic portal vein
What artery carries deoxygenated blood?
Pulmonary artery
3 adaptations of a red blood cell.
Contains haemoglobin
Biconcave shape
No nucleus
Function of red blood cell
Carrying blood
Name the 2 different types of white blood cell.
Phagocyte
Lymphocyte
What are the functions of the different kinds of white blood cell?
Phagocyte - engulfs and digests pathogens
Lymphocyte - make antibodies
Function of platelets
Convert fibrinogen to fibrin in order to carry out blood clotting
Function of plasma
Transports all blood cells, digested food molecules and waste products
What is the centre of a vein or artery called?
The lumen
Differences between a vein, artery and capillary
Vein - deoxygenated blood, large lumen, low pressure, thin walls, valves
Artery - oxygenated blood, thick walls, expands and recoils, small lumen, high pressure
Capillary - wall is 1 cell thick, allows for diffusion of substances
What is the human circulatory system described as?
Double circulatory (passes through heart twice per circulation)
