Circulation Basics Flashcards
What is the primary use of the heart
Pumping blood
Where does the right side of the heart pump blood to?
The lungs
Where does the left side of the heart pump blood to?
The body
What blood vessels carry blood away from the heart
Arteries
What blood vessel carries blood to the heart?
Veins
The loop of blood vessels that carries blood to and from the body tissue?
Systemic circuit
The loop of blood vessels that carries blood to and from the lungs?
Pulmonary
Blood vessels that carry blood from the heart to the lung?
Pulmonary arteries
Blood vessels that carry blood from the lungs back to the heart?
Pulmonary veins
What is the role of the lungs in circulation?
To remove C02 from the blood and add oxygen
Pulmonary arteries carry
Deoxygenated blood
Pulmonary veins carry?
Oxygenated blood
What happens to blood in the body tissues?
Oxygen diffuses from blood into tissue carbon goes into blood
