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Circulatory System Flashcards

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1
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What artery and vein is associated with the lungs

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Pulmonary artery - pulmonary vein

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What artery and vein is associated with the heart

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Coronary artery - coronary vein

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What artery and vein is associated with the liver

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Hepatic artery - hepatic vein

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What artery and vein is associated with the lower body

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Lilac artery - lilac vein

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What artery and vein is associated with the brain

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Carotid artery - jugular vein

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What artery and vein is associated with the kidneys

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Renal artery - renal vein

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What artery and vein is associated to the stomach

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Gastric artery - hepatic portal vein

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What artery and vein is associated with the small intestine

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Mesenteric artery - hepatic vein

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What blood vessel enters the right atrium

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Vena cava

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What is the valve called at the right ventricle

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Tricuspid valve

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What blood vessel goes into the left atrium

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Pulmonary vein

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Why is the left side of the heart more muscular than the right side ?

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The left side pumps blood all around the body whereas the right side pumps to the lungs

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13
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Which side of the heart is oxygenated

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Left side

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Which side of the heart is deoxygenated

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Right side

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What is the structure of the red blood cell

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Biconcave shape, no nucleus and contains haemoglobin

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What is the function of the red blood cell

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Transports oxygen around the body

17
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What is the structure of the white blood cell

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Larger than the red blood cell, has a nucleus and there is less white blood cells than red blood cells

18
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What is the function of white blood cells

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To fight off bacteria and diseases

19
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What is the structure of platelets

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Small cell fragments

20
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What is the function of platelets

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Platelets got to damaged sites and form a network of fibre. Red blood cells get caught in this network of fibres to form a clot and then hardens into a scab

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What is the structure of plasma

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Yellow liquid

22
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What is the function of plasma

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It carries carbon dioxide,glucose and hormones

23
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Key facts of artery’s

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Carry blood away from the heart
Blood is at high pressure in artery’s
No valves
Thick muscular walls
Strong walls

24
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Key facts of capillaries

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Sites of exchange
Blood at low pressure
No valves
Very thin walls
No pulse
Easily broken

25
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Key facts on veins

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Carry blood towards the heart
Blood at very low pressure
Valves to stop back flow
No pulse
Flexible walls so blood pushed further along vessel

26
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Where does the systemic circulation carry blood

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All around the body

27
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Where does the pulmonary circulation carry blood to and from

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The lungs

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