Cardiovascular system Flashcards
what is the function of the heart?
Pumps blood into the arteries
What is the function of the blood vessels?
Carries blood near to every cell in the body
Helps regulate body temp and blood pressure by constricting and dilating
What is the function of blood?
Carry materials needed by the cells (oxygen and nutrients) and removing wastes (carbon dioxide and urea) produced by the cells, swell as transporting hormones, heat and pressure
what do arteries do?
carry blood AWAY from the heart
What do veins do?
carry blood TOWARDS the heart
describe the location off the heart within the body
the heart is medial to the lungs
Name the artery that carries deoxygenated blood
Pulmonary artery
Name the vein that carries oxygenated blood
Aortic arch
How does blood enter the right atrium
via the inferior vena cava and superior vena cava
