circulatory system Flashcards
supplies oxygen in our cells; life-support structure that nourishes our cells with nutrients from the food you eat and oxygen from the air you breathe; transports waste away from the body
circulatory system
three major parts of the circulatory system
heart, blood vessel, blood
pumps blood throughout the body
heart
carries the blood throughout the body and has three types
blood vessel
three types of blood vessels
arteries, veins, and capillaries
carry oxygenated blood away from heart to the cells, tissues, and organs of the body
arteries
carry deoxygenated blood to the heart
veins
smallest blood vessels in the body, connecting the smallest arteries to the smallest veins, the actual site where gas and nutrients are exchanged
capillaries
carries the materials throughout the body
blood
physiological transport process of arterial and/or venous blood through the vascular system and the heart chambers; driven by heart function; has three types
circulation
movement of blood from the heart, to the lungs, back to the heart
pulmonary circulation
movement of blood through the tissues of the heart
coronary circulation
movement of blood from the heart to the rest of the body, excluding the lungs
systemic circulation
