Circulatory System Flashcards
1
Q
What does the Circulatory consist of?
A
Heart, blood, blood vessels.
2
Q
What is the primary function of the heart?
A
To pump blood
3
Q
what are the four heart chambers?
A
Let and right ventricles and atriums.
4
Q
What pumps blood to the whole body?
A
Aorta
5
Q
What is the largest artery?
A
Aorta
6
Q
How does the blood circulate?
A
Superior and inferior Vena cava -> Right atrium -> Right ventricle -> pulmonary artery -> lungs -> pulmonary veins -> left atrium -> left ventricle -> aorta -> whole body
7
Q
What does the circulatory system do?
A
Carries oxygen and nutrients to body cells and takes CO2 and metabollic materials away
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