Circulation. You Got To Have A Heart.<3 Flashcards
The blood delivers what?
Nutrients, oxygen, wastes,(carbon dioxide) etc.
Where does the blood deliver these components?
To the lungs of the body.
Blood delivering oxygenated blood is through what?
Arteries.
Blood delivering waste/carbon dioxide is through what?
Veins.
The pick-up and drop-off zones are called ___________.
Capillaries.
Arteries always transport the blood ______.
Away. *Remember A=A
Describe arteries in 2 ways.
1) they’re larger
2) more elastic vessels
Describe veins in 3 ways.
1) larger
2) elastic vessels
3) carrying blood to the heart from the body cells.
What are capillaries?
Tiny blood vessels.
What is systematic circulation?
This type carries oxygen and nutrients to the body.
Lungs give what to the body?
Oxygenated blood.
Blood gives what to the lungs?
Deoxygenated blood.
What is pulmonary circulation?
This type carries the deoxygenated rich blood to the lungs to get rid of it.
What does the heart do?
It propels the blood so that it all circulates.
Where does blood circulate?
Throughout the body.