Circulatory System Flashcards
What is the role of the circulatory system?
- Provide cells in the body with oxygen and nutrients
- Remove the cells wastes like toxins and co2 carbon dioxide
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- All cells in the body need to have oxygen and nutrients, and they need their wastesremoved. These are the main roles of the circulatory system.
- The heart, blood and blood vessels work together to service the cells of the body. Using the network of
arteries, veins and capillaries, blood carries carbon dioxide to the lungs (for exhalation) and picks up oxygen. From the small intestine, the blood gathers food nutrients anddelivers them to every cell.
What does the heart do?
The heart pumps blood around the body.
Where is the heart?
It sits inside the chest, in front of the lungs
and slightly to the left side.
HOw many chambers in the heart double pump?
four
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The heart is a double pump made up of four chambers,
with the flow of blood going in one direction due to the presence of the heart valves.
what makes the sound of heart beats
The contractions of the chambers make the sound of heartbeats.
What does the right side of the heart do?
(upper right chamber (Atrium)
(lower right chamber(Ventricle)
- the upper chamber takes in deoxygenated blood w/co2 CD
- squeezes it to the lower chamber (ventricle)
- artery to lungs takes co2 and replaces it with oxygen
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The right side of the heart; The right upper chamber (atrium) takes in deoxygenated blood that is loaded with carbon dioxide. The blood is squeezed down into the right lower chamber (ventricle) and taken by an artery to the lungs where the carbon dioxide
is replaced with oxygen.
What does the LEFT side of the heart do?
(upper LEFT chamber (Atrium)
(lower right chamber(Ventricle)
- oxygenated blood enters left upper chamber (atrium) pumped to left lower chamber (ventricle)
then to aorta (an artery0
then blood starts journey around body again
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The left side of the heart; The oxygenated blood travels back to the heart, this time entering the left upper chamber (atrium). It is pumped into the left lower chamber (ventricle) and then into the aorta (an artery). The blood starts its journey around the
body once more.
Blood vessels have a range of different sizes and structures, depending on their role
in the body TURE OR FALSE?
TREUE Blood vessels have a range of different sizes and structures, depending on their role
in the body
Ateries are muscular, T or F?
True
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- Arteries; Oxygenated blood is pumped from the heart along arteries, which are muscular. Arteries divide like tree branches until they are slender. The largest artery is the aorta, which connects to the heart and picks up oxygenated blood from the left ventricle. The only artery that picks up deoxygenated blood is the pulmonary artery, which runs between the heart and lungs.
Oxygenated blood is pumped from the heart along arteries true or false?
true
Arteries divide like tree branches until they are slender. true or fals?
true
which is the largest artery?
Aorta
what does the aorta connect to?
the heart - the aorta picks up oxygenated blodd from the left ventricle (lower chamber of heart)
which artery pick up deoxygenated blood?
PULMONARY ARTERY
The only artery that picks up deoxygenated blood is the pulmonary artery,
which runs between the heart and lungs.
Where is the pulmonary artery?
PULMONARY ARTERY runs between the heart and lungs.
What are Capillaries?
- the smallest blood vessels
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Capillaries; The arteries eventually divide down into the smallest blood vessel, the
capillary.
-Capillaries are so small that blood cells can only move through them one at
a time. Oxygen and food nutrients pass from these capillaries to the cells.
-Capillaries are also connected to veins, so wastes from the cells can be transferred to the blood.
how many blood cells can move through a capillary at a time?
one
What passes through capillaries (smallest blood vessels) to the cells?
- oxygen
- food nutrients
- wastes from cells - then transferred to blood
Where does the blood gather food nutrients from to deliver to the every cell?
From the small intestine, the blood gathers food nutrients and delivers them to every cell.