Cardiovascular System Overview Flashcards
1
Q
The cardiovascular system is a closed circuit that consists of these three things
A
heart, blood vessels and blood
2
Q
function of CV system
A
transport blood throughout body
3
Q
two circuits in CV system
A
pulmonary and systemic
4
Q
this circuit transports O2-POOR blood to lungs, where picks up O2 and drops off CO2
A
Pulmonary circuit
5
Q
this circuit sends O2-RICH blood to body cells, where drops of O2 and picks up CO2
A
systemic
