Circulatory System Flashcards

1
Q

What is the role of the circulatory system?

A

Transport of materials and protection against disease

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2
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What does the circulatory system transport?

A
Blood cells carrying oxygen
Digested food products
Carbon dioxide
Hormones
Urea
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3
Q

What are the four chambers of the heart in order of blood circulation?

A

Right Atrium
Right Ventricle
Left Atrium
Left Ventricle

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4
Q

What does the structure of the heart relate to?

A

Pumping action and sequence of blood flow in a double circulatory system

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5
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Identify the 4 blood vessels associated with the heart and the types of blood they carry.

A

Vena Cava-Deoxygenated
Pulmonary Artery-Deoxygenated
Pulmonary Vein-Oxygenated
Aorta-Oxygenated

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6
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Describe Arteries

A

Carry oxygenated blood normally
High pressure
Carries blood away from heart

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7
Q

Describe veins

A

Carry deoxygenated blood normally
Valves to prevent backflow
Carries blood back from heart

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8
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Describe capillaries

A

Allow the exchange of material with tissues through permeable walls

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9
Q

What artery carries what type of blood to the brain?

A

Carotid Artery

Oxygenated

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10
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What artery carries what type of blood to the liver?

A

Hepatic artery

Oxygenated

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11
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What artery carries what type of blood to the kidney?

A

Renal artery

Oxygenated

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12
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What artery carries what type of blood to the lungs from the heart?

A

Pulmonary artery

Deoxygenated

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13
Q

What vein carries what type of blood away from the brain to the heart?

A

Jugular vein

Deoxygenated

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14
Q

What vein carries what type of blood from the small intestine to the liver?

A

Hepatic portal vein

Deoxygenated

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15
Q

What vein carries what type of blood from the liver to the heart?

A

Hepatic vein

Deoxygenated

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16
Q

What artery carries what type of blood from the heart to the lungs?

A

Pulmonary Artery

Deoxygenated

17
Q

What vein carries what type of blood from the lungs to the heart?

A

Pulmonary vein

Oxygenated

18
Q

What artery carries what type of blood from the heart to the rest of the body?

A

Aorta

Oxygenated

19
Q

What type of vein carries what type of blood from the body to the heart?

A

Vena Cava

Deoxygenated

20
Q

What does a blockage of the coronary vessels cause?

A

A heart attack as blood is being slowed down or stopped from getting to the heart, causing heart cells to die.

21
Q

What does a blockage in the blood vessels to the Brain cause?

A

Leads to a stroke causing brain cell death and reduced brain function

22
Q

What do blockages in general lead to in blood vessels?

A

Less oxygen and glucose reaching cells and therefore less respiration, resulting in death of cells