Cardiovascular

Question 1

What are the two components of the cardiovascular system?

Answer 1

The blood vessels, through which blood flows.
Pulmonary circuit—flow of blood through the lungs.
Systemic circuit—flow of blood through the
rest of the body.
The heart, which pumps blood.

Question 2

What are the functions of the cardiovascular system

Answer 2

-Transport of substances
Nutritive – absorbed products of digestion
Excreting – metabolic waste delivered to liver and kidneys
Respiratory – oxygen and Co2
- Regulation
Thermoregulation
Hormones
- Protection
Pathogen
Blood clotting

Heart – arteries – arterioles – capillaries – venules – veins – heart (circle)

Question 3

Describe the blood vessels arteries and arterioles

Answer 3

Question 4

Describe the blood vessels Veins and venules