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circulatory system Flashcards

1
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what is the circulatory system made up of?

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heart
blood vessels
blood

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what are 2 functions of the circulatory system?

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picks up and moves nutrients and oxygen to body tissues
carries waste (carbon dioxide) from the body tissues to organs responsible for removing them from the body
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3
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what are the 4 components of blood?

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red blood cells
white blood cells
platelets
plasma

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4
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what do red blood cells do?

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contain hemoglobin, picks up oxygen and carbon dioxide

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5
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what do white blood cells do?

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fight and destroy disease causing bacteria and viruses

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what do platelets do?

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help the blood clot, seal wounds, stop bleeding

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7
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what does plasma do?

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carries blood cells, dissolved wastes, nutrients, hormones

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8
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what does an artery look like?

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large and thick muscular walls

no valves

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what does a vein look like?

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large and thinner walls

has valves

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what does a capillary look like?

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tiny and thin wall

one epithelial cell thick

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what is the function of an artery?

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carries blood away from the heart under high pressure to body parts
muscular wall squeeze blood from heart

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12
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what is the function of a vein?

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carries blood toward the heart under low pressure from body parts
valves allow blood to move to heart

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what is the function of a capillary?

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allows the exchange of gases, nutrients, and wastes between the blood and the body tissues

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what is the heart?

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muscular organ that pumps blood

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15
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what is the function of the superior vena cava?

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moves deoxygenated blood from upper body to the right atrium

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16
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what is the function of the aorta?

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pumps blood to the rest of the body

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17
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what is the function of the right atrium?

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receives blood from vena cava and allows blood flows into right ventricle

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18
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what is the function of the pulmonary arteries?

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moves deoxygenated blood to lungs

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what is the function of the inferior vena cava?

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moves deoxygenated blood from lower body to the right atrium

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20
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what is the function of the pulmonary veins?

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moves oxygenated blood from lungs

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21
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what is the function of the right AV valve?

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allows blood flows into right ventricle

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22
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what is the function of the left atrium?

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receives oxygenated blood from lungs

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23
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what is the function of the right semilunar valve?

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allows blood flows into pulmonary artery

24
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what is the function of the left AV valve?

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allows blood flows into left ventricle

25
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what is the function of the right ventricle?

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pumps deoxygenated blood to lungs

26
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what is the function of the left semilunar valve?

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allows blood flows into aorta

27
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what is the function of the septum?

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separates right and left ventricles

28
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what is the function of the left ventricle?

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pumps oxygenated blood to the body

29
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what is the right AV valve?

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right atrioventricular valve

tricuspid valve

30
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what is the left AV valve?

A

left atrioventricular valve

mistral valve

31
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what is the right semilunar valve?

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pulmonary valve

32
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what is the left semilunar valve?

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aortic valve

33
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the deoxygenated blood travels from the body to ______ through _____ (upper body) and _____ vena cava (lower body)

A

the right side of the heart / superior / inferior

34
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the right side of the heart pumps __________ to the lungs through _______ arteries

A

deoxygenated blood / pulmonary

35
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gas exchange takes place in the _____– blood in capillaries absorbs _____ and gives off _______

A

lungs / oxygen / carbon dioxide

36
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the oxygenated blood travels back from the lungs to _______ of the heart through ______ veins

A

the left side / pulmonary

37
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the heart pumps the _______ to the rest of the body through ______

A

oxygenated blood / aorta

38
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blood travels in a figure 8 pathway from the heart to the _____, back to the heart, then ________, and finally returning to the _____

A

lungs / throughout the body / heart

39
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how does the blood move through the heart (first)?

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right atrium relaxes– receives deoxygenated blood from the body
left atrium relaxes– receives oxygenated blood from lungs

40
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how does the blood move through the heart (second)?

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right ventricle contracts– sends deoxygenated blood to lungs
left ventricle contracts– sends oxygenated blood to the body

41
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what is the “lub” sound of the heartbeat?

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closing of AV valves

42
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what is the “dup” sound of the heartbeat?

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closing of semilunar valves

43
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how many times does a heart beat on average per minute?

44
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what is blood pressure?

A

measure how hard the blood is pushing against the inside of the arteries

45
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what is high blood pressure?

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140/90 or higher

46
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high blood pressure can cause ________

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heart disease

47
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what is systolis?

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heart contracts, blood pressure rises, blood moves out along the vessels

48
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what is diastolic?

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heart relaxes, blood pressure falls, blood fills the heart

49
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what are coronary arteries?

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blood vessels that provide blood with (oxygen and nutrients) to the heart muscle tissue itself

50
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what happens when coronary arteries become partially blocked with plaque

A

atherosclerosis

51
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what is plaque made out of?

A

fat, cholesterol, calcium

52
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what is atherosclerosis?

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thickening of the walls of the arteries which narrow the passageway for blood and can cause blood clots

53
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what does plaque do to the arteries and the heart?

A

narrows the arteries, reduces blood flow to the heart

54
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when plaque narrows the arteries, what can happen?

A

blood clots

55
Q

blood clots block the blood flow causing _________

A

chest pain / heart attack

56
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what is a heart attack?

A

plaque in the coronary artery breaks apart
forms a blood clot
blocking blood flow
no oxygen and nutrients to the heart
heart stops pumping and heart tissue starts to die

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