Cardiovascular system - homeostasis

Question 1

CV system > skin

Answer 1

Blood - clotting factors/WBCs repair injured skin

body temp controlled via changes in blood flow to skin

Question 2

CV system > skeletal system

Answer 2

Blood delivers bone minerals & hormones to control BONE REMODELLING & RBC production in bone

Question 3

CV > muscular system

Answer 3

blood transports heat & lactic acid from muscles

Question 4

CV > Endocrine

Answer 4

blood delivers hormones to target tissues

Question 5

CV ? Lymphatic/immune system

Answer 5

blood distributes immune cells around body

Question 6

CV > Respiratory system

Answer 6

blood transports oxygen from lungs to tissue & returns carbon dioxide from tissues to lungs for exhalation

Question 7

CV > Digestive

Answer 7

Blood carries absorbed nutrients to liver

blood distributes hormones that aid digestion

Question 8

CV > Urinary

Answer 8

20% of resting cardiac output goes to kidneys for filtering

Question 9

CV > Reproductive

Answer 9

Vasodilation of arterioles in penis & clitoris

Blood distributes reproductive hormones