Circulation Flashcards
Red blood cells
Haemoglobin to carry oxygen
No nucleus
Disc shaped
Made in the bone marrow
White blood cells
Fight infection
Produce anti bodies
Nucleus present
No definite shape
Platelets
Blood clotting
No nucleus
Fragments of cells
Less platelets cells the blood cells but more than white
Functions of food
Transport-red blood cells and plasma
Defence against disease-White cells
Clotting -platelets
Transport in blood
Heat,oxygen,carbon dioxide….
Three types of blood vessels
Arteries:carries blood away from the heart
Capillaries:connect arteries and veins
Veins :carry blood back to the heart
Arteries
Thick wall,narrow lumen
Carries blood away from the heart
Veins
Thin wall,wide lumen
Carry blood back to the heart
Capillaries
Connect arteries and veins
Cardiac muscle
It doesn’t fatigue or tire
Four chambers in the heart
Right and left atria, and the right and left ventricle
Left ventricle has a thicker wall because
Because the heart wall is here
Circulatory system
Heart,blood vessels and blood
Normal body temperature
The average body temperature is 37 *C
Resting pulse rate
Resting pulse rate is your average heart rate which is 60-100 beats per minute