Circulatory System Flashcards

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Arteries

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Carries blood away from heart

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Pressure

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Walls of arteries that need to be tough and clastic

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Capillaries

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Fine blood vessels. They join to form veins.

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Veins

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They carry blood vessels to heart.

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5
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Bruise

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After bumping yourself really hard, tiny capillaries burst and blood leaks out into the surrounding tissue.

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6
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Heart

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Size of fist, situating in the middle of the chest

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7
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2 types of Heart disease

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2 types Angina and Plaque

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Angina

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Lack of oxygen in heart muscle

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9
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Plaque

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made of different substances (cholesterol, calcium and fibrin)

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Excretory System

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Gets rid of waste - excretion

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Lungs

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Produces carbon dioxide as waste which is breathed out

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12
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Skin

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Helps heat your body though sweating

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13
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kidneys

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excretes urea and waste products

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Urine

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Waste material filtered out by the Kidneys

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15
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Urethra

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Tube that carries urine out of the body

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16
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Kidney cortex

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Contains tiny filtration called neuphrons

17
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Medulla

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Darker areas of the kidney

18
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Kidney pelvis

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Pale cream central part of kidney the drains urine from medulla to ureter