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Circulatory System Flashcards

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1
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Name the two types of systems

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Open and closed circulatory systems

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Open circulation system eg insects

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Heart pumps blood into vessels that are open ended

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Closed circulation system

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Blood remains in a Continuous system of blood vessels

Eg humans

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Advantages of closed c s

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Blood can be pumped faster

Blood flow rate to different organs can be changed

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5
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Three parts of human circulatory system

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Heart
Blood vessels
Blood

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6
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What are the main blood vessels

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Veins and capillaries

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7
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Artie’s carry blood

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Away from heart

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Arteries have

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Thick elastic walls and a narrow lumen

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Veins carry blood

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Under low pressure towards the heart

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Veins have

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Valves
Thin wall
Wide lumen

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11
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Valves prevent

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Backflow

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12
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Artérioles connect

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Arteries to capillaries

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Venules connect

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Capillaries yo veins

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Capillaries connect

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Arterioles to venules

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Capillaries have a thin permeable Wall which

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Allows easy exchange of materials with cells

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16
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Role of muscle

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Expand to allow increased blood flow through the vessel

17
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Role of elastic fiber

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Bring blood vessel back to shape

18
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Name the circuits in the two circuit circulation

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Systemic and pulmonary circuit

19
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Systemic

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Goes around whole body and back to heart

20
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Pulmonary

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Goes to lungs for oxygen and back to heart

21
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Advantages of a double circulation system

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Separation of oxygen rich and oxygen poor blood

22
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Portal system is a

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Blood pathway that begins and ends in capillaries

23
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Portal system does not connect with

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The heart

24
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Hepatic portal vein connects

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Ileum to liver

25
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What go into the lymph system

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Fats

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