Cardiovascular Flashcards
What is the primary function of the cardiovascular system?
Transport and delivery!
What does the cardiovascular system deliver?
Nurtients
what are the nutrients the CV system delivers?
Oxygen, glucose, amino acids, fatty acids water, electrolytes, and hormones
What does the cardiovascular system remove?
Wastes like CO2, lactic acid, hormones waste. heat
What must occur for the cardiovascular system to deliver and transport?
an adequate rate
What is necessary to provide what the bodies tissues require?
Transport medium, A transport system that is efficient, and a Pump
Transport medium of the heart
Blood
What is the transport system of the heart?
The vessels-arteries, capillaries and veins
What do the arteries do?
Deliver blood
What do the capillaries do?
Distribute
What do the veins do?
Return