Cells to Body Systems Part 5 Flashcards

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  • Pumps blood to all parts of the body
  • Made up of the heart, blood vessels, and blood
A

Circulatory system

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Blood vessels

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Arteries

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  • Small blood vessels
  • Blood moves through them in single file
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Capillaries

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4
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  • Larger blood vessels
  • Return blood to the heart
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Veins

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5
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  • Heart beating at a steady rate,
  • Can feel it in the arteries in your wrist and neck
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Pulse

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  • 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
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Heart

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