Chapter 4 Flashcards
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Blood
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Where the materials are carried
1
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What role does the circulatory system play in the body?
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It transports nutrients, water, oxygen etc. to cells
2
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Heart
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Pumps the blood
3
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Arteries
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Carry blood away from the heart
4
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Capillaries
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Where the exchange of the materials occur
5
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Veins
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Carry blood to the heart
6
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Aorta
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Major artery leaving the heart
7
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Red blood cells
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Carry oxygen
8
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White blood cells
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Help fight of infections
9
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Platelets
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Help blood clot
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Plasma
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Where materials are carried (fluid part of blood)
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4 chambered heart
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Mammals and birds
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2 chambered hearts
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Fish
13
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3 chambered heart
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Frog
14
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Path of red blood cells from capillaries to fingertips
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Capillaries➡️vein➡️heart➡️lungs➡️heart➡️artery➡️
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