Blood And Guts 2 Flashcards
What are they (chambers in the heart)
Left and right ventricle
Left and right atrium
What are valves
They stop the blood from going back into the heart
What are arteries
Carry blood away from the heart
What are veins
Carry blood to the heart they are thin walled
What are capillaries
Transfer of blood between organs and tissues
What is peristalsis
The method of food transport in the body
What do the small intestines absorb
Nutrients back into the blood
What do the small intestines contain and what do they do
Contain villi they break down fats
What is the trachea and what are they held open by
Wind pipe and they are held open by rings of cartilage
What do blood carry around the body
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
Nutrients
What are the red blood cells shape and why
Biconcave and so it can absorb oxygen. It does not contain a nucleus so it is more room for oxygen
How many chambers in the heart are there
4
