Circulatory System Flashcards
What is the circulatory system made of
Heart, blood and blood vessels
What are the types of blood
Oxygenated and deoxygenated
What is pulmonary circulation
Moves blood between heart and lungs
What’s systemic circulation
Moves blood between heart and rest of the body
What’s cardiac circulation
Path blood takes through heart
In what way does blood move arteries
Away from the heart
What way does veins move blood
To the heart
What are the functions of the circulatory system
-transports C02 and O2
-moves nutrients
-regulates body temp
-transports white blood cells
-creates blood clots
What are the components of blood
Red blood cells
White blood cells
Platets
Plasma
What is Buffy coat
White blood cells and palelets
What tissues are the heart made up of
Cardiac muscle tissue
Nerve tissue
Connective tissue
Epithelial tissue
What are the chambers of the heart
4 chambers
-2 atrium
-2 ventricle
What are the types of blood cells
Arteries
Veins
Capillaries
What are arterioles
Smaller arteries
What are venules
Smaller veins
