Cardiovascular System Flashcards
1
Q
What is its function?
A
to provide the tissues if the body with oxygen and nutrients which are transported in the blood.
2
Q
Pulmonary Circuit
A
Carries deoxygenated blood into the lungs form the heart where exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide that the body has produced occurs before the blood returns back to the heart
3
Q
Systemic Circuit
A
this circuit runs blood between the heart and peripheral tissues of the body
4
Q
The Heart
A
- is a muscle that acts as a pump (through electrostimulation)
- comprised of four chambers (2 atria & 2 ventricles)
