circulatory sistem Flashcards
vena cava
transport for gases, hormones, nutrients and wastes
erythrocytes
contain haemoglobin (protein)
white blood cells
leukocytes
cells in charge of clothing
platelets
semilunar valves
ventricle- artery
aortic
pulmonary
atrioventricular
atria-ventricles
tricuspid
mitral
transport blood to the heart
veins
pulmonary veins
lung to heart
the vein that carries oxygenated blood
pulmonary veins
transports blood to the tissues
arteries
pulmonary arteries
heart to lung
aorta
heart to tissue
the artery that carries deoxygenated blood
pulmonary artery
atrial systole
contraction of atria, pumps blood to the ventricles
ventricular systole
contraction of the ventricle, pump blood to the aorta and pulmonary arteries
diastole
atrial filled with blood begins to flow into the ventricles as soon as their walls relax
