Circulatory System Flashcards
Arteries
Carries blood away from heart
Pressure
Walls of arteries that need to be tough and clastic
Capillaries
Fine blood vessels. They join to form veins.
Veins
They carry blood vessels to heart.
Bruise
After bumping yourself really hard, tiny capillaries burst and blood leaks out into the surrounding tissue.
Heart
Size of fist, situating in the middle of the chest
2 types of Heart disease
2 types Angina and Plaque
Angina
Lack of oxygen in heart muscle
Plaque
made of different substances (cholesterol, calcium and fibrin)
Excretory System
Gets rid of waste - excretion
Lungs
Produces carbon dioxide as waste which is breathed out
Skin
Helps heat your body though sweating
kidneys
excretes urea and waste products
Urine
Waste material filtered out by the Kidneys
Urethra
Tube that carries urine out of the body