CIRCULATORY SYSTEM Flashcards
WHAT IS THE TRANSPORT SYSTEM OF THE BODY
THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM COMPRISES OF WHAT?
BLOOD, HEART AND VESSELS
WHAT ARE THE COMPONENTS OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
BLOOD
HEART
BLOOD VESSELS
THIS IS 50% WATER, 45% RED BLOOD CELLS, 4 % PLASMA WITH SUBSTANCES AND 1% LEUKOCYTES AND PLATELETS
BLOOD
THESE ARE THE TRANSPORTERS OF OXYGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE
ERYTHROCYTES ( RBC )
THESE FIGHT INFECTIONS
LEUKOCYTES ( WBC )
ARE FOR CLOTTING BLOOD AND IS PRODUCED IN BONE MARROW
PLATELET
IS A FOUR CHAMBERED, HOLLOW MUSCULAR ORGAN APPROXIMATELY THE SIZE OF YOUR FIST
HEART
WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF THE HEART
IT GENERATES BLOOD PRESSURE, ROUTES THE BLOOD, IT ENSURES ONE-WAY BLOOD FLOW AND REGULATES BLOOD SUPPLY
BLOOD VESSELS THAT CARRY BLOOD AWAY FROM THE HEART ARE CALLED
_______
ARTERIES
WHAT ARE THE THREE CLASSIFICATIONS OF ARTERIES
-ELASTIC
-MASCULAR
-ARTERIOLES
THE SMALLEST BLOOD VESSELS ARE _______ AND THEY CONNECT THE ARTERIES AND VEINS
CAPILLARIES
THIS IS WHERE THE EXCHANGE OF NUTRIENTS AND GASES OCCURE
CAPILLARIES
BLOOD VESSELS THAT CARRY BLOOD BACK TO THE HEART ARE CALLED ________
VEINS
THE CIRCULATION OF BLOOD WITHIN THE HEART
CORONARY CIRCULATION