Cells to Body Systems Part 5 Flashcards
1
Q
- Pumps blood to all parts of the body
- Made up of the heart, blood vessels, and blood
A
Circulatory system
2
Q
Blood vessels
A
Arteries
3
Q
- Small blood vessels
- Blood moves through them in single file
A
Capillaries
4
Q
- Larger blood vessels
- Return blood to the heart
A
Veins
5
Q
- Heart beating at a steady rate,
- Can feel it in the arteries in your wrist and neck
A
Pulse
6
Q
- The pump of the circulatory system
- Mostly made of muscle tissue
- Receives blood from the lungs and pumps it to the body
- Also receives blood from the body and sends it to the lungs
A
Heart