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Circulatory system Flashcards

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circulatory system

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Circulatory system transports oxygen, nutrients and waste to where they need to be.

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parts of the circulatory system

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Blood, blood vessels and heart.

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functions of blood

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The blood clots wounds carry oxygen and nutrients and distribute heat and hormones.

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blood vessels

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Arteries
Veins
Capillaries

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Functions of blood vessels

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Arteries move blood away from the heart, veins move blood back to the heart and capillaries connect the arteries and veins.

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Heart

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The heart pumps blood around the body

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What do the 4 chambers of the heart do

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The right atrium and left atrium collect blood from around the body and pump it to the lungs. The right and left ventricle collect blood from the lungs and pump it into the body.

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path of the red blood cell

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Deoxygenated blood from the body enters the right atrium. Blood from the right atrium passes the right ventricle then into the lungs. Oxygenated blood from the lungs moves to the left atrium. Blood passes to the left ventricle, through the aorta, into the body.

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red blood cell

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transports oxygen around the body.

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haemoglobin

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A protein that attaches oxygen to red blood cells

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Components of blood

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Platelets

  • White blood cell
  • Red blood cell
  • Plasma
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Things that go wrong in the circulatory system

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Anemia
Coronary heart disease
Diabetes
A hole in the heart

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Right atrium and ventricle function

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Pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs

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The left atrium and ventricle function

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Pumps oxygenated blood around the body

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Oxygenated blood

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Blood rich in oxygen and comes from the heart

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Deoxygenated blood

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Blood with low levels of oxygen, high level of carbon dioxide and travels to the heart.

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Valves

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Valves stop blood from travelling backwards

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Difference between arteries and veins

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Arteries have thick muscular walls and carry blood away from the heart/carry deoxygenated blood

Veins have thinner muscular walls contain valves and carry blood to the heart/carry oxygenated blood

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Why is the left ventricle thicker in muscle compared to the right ventricle

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The left ventricle transports blood around the body whilst the right ventricle only transports blood to the lungs which are also closer to the heart.

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Vena cava

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The vena cava transports deoxygenated blood from around the body to the heart.

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pulmonary artery

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The pulmonary artery transports deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs to be oxygenated.

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Pulmonary vein

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The pulmonary vein transports/carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart.

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Structure of arteries, veins and capillaries

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Arteries have thick muscular walls
veins have thinner muscular walls
capillaries have the thinnest walls and are one cell thick

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How the circulatory system works with the respiratory system

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Oxygen is taken respiratory system as capillaries pass the oxygen from the alveoli to the blood. Red blood cell transports the oxygen to the cells

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The blood vessel with the thinnest walls and valves

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capillaries

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List the two structures between which gas exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place in the lungs

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Alveoli and capillaries

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gas exchange in terms of the concentration levels of each gas and the resulting movement

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Oxygen from lungs to capillaries(an area high concentration of oxygen to an area of lower concentration) and carbon dioxide diffuses from the capillaries to the lungs(an area of high concentration in carbon dioxide to an area of low concentration)

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The function of components of blood

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Red blood cell transports oxygen around the body
White blood cell fights infection and disease
Plasma transports nutrients, oxygen and waste
Platelets clot wounds

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