Circulatory System Flashcards
1
Q
What do the arterys do?
A
Move blood away from the heart
2
Q
What do the veins do?
A
Carry blood back to the heart
3
Q
What is the heart
A
A muscular pump that keeps the blood moving
4
Q
What is the way to remember what the Veins and Arteries do?
A
veINs move blood IN to the heart
Arteries move blood AWAY from the heart
W
A
Y
5
Q
Un like arteries, veins have a special feature.
What is it?
A
A one way valve so the blood will flow in the right direction
