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Circulatory System Flashcards

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What does this system involve?

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This system involves the heart and pumping blood around the body.

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What is the function?

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  • circulate blood
  • transport water, oxygen and nutrients to cells
  • transports waste
  • helps maintain body temp
  • white blood cells and antibodies help fight disease
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Types of Blood Vessels

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  • white blood cells
  • red blood cells
  • capillaries
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What is the septum?

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Muscular wall separating right and left sides of the heart into two pumps

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What does a valve do?

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Valves allow blood to flow in only one direction

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What is the largest artery?

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Aorta

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What does an artery do?

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Arteries carry oxygen rich blood away from the heart to the rest of the body

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Do arteries carry oxygenated blood or deoxygenated blood?

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Oxygenated

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What are the two most common pulses?

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The two most common pulses are in the neck and wrist

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What is the the name of the pulse in your neck?

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Cartoid pulse

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What is the name of the pulse in your wrist?

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Radial pulse

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What is a capillary?

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Capillarie exchange nutrients and waste between the blood and the body cells

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What is the smallest blood vessel?

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Capillary

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14
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What do platelets do?

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They clot blood when a blood vessel has been damaged

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15
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Where are platelets produced?

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In the bone marrow

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What is plasma?

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Plasma is a clear yellow fluid which blood cells are suspended

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What does plasma do?

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Plasma bathes the cells with fluid, this provides them with protein, salt, glucose, fats, antibodies and some oxygen and removes waste products

18
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What is systemic circulation?

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Blood is circulated from the heart into the arteries around the body and back to the heart

19
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What is pulmonary circulation?

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Blood from the heart is circulated to the lungs and back to the heart again

Respitory System and circulatory System (2 decks)

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