Circulatory And Respiratory System Flashcards
What are the five main functions of the circulatory system?
- Maintaining body temperature
- Fighting disease
- Carrying chemicals
- Carrying food, water, and oxygen
- Removing waste from the cells
Which direction do veins carry blood?
To the heart
Which directions to arteries carry blood?
Away from the heart
What is the purpose of the capillaries?
To allow gas exchange
If I am a red blood cell in the Longs, where is my next stop?
Left atrium
If I am a red blood cell in the body where is my next stop?
Right atrium
If I’m a red blood cell in the right ventricle where is my next stop?
Lungs
Where is the circulatory system get the oxygen it is responsible for delivering?
From the lungs
Each upper chamber of the heart is called a/an
Atrium
Each lower chamber of the heart is called a/an
Ventricle
The left side of the heart pumps oxygen rich blood to the______ while the right side of the heart pumps oxygen poor blood to the______.
Body
Lungs
Where does the exchange of blood and oxygen take place in the lungs?
Capillaries
What are the four components to Blood?
- Platelets
- Plasma
- Red blood cells
- White blood cells
What do red blood cells do?
Red blood cells transport oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from the cells.
What do white blood cells do?
White blood cells identify and destroy pathogens(disease causing microorganisms)