Circulatory System Flashcards

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1
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Maintains ph, temperature, Osmotic pressure.

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Blood

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2
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This is the liquid portion of the blood that contain water, proteins, salts, lipids

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Plasma

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3
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Cellular component of blood that transport gases.

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Red Blood cells

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4
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Cellular component of blood that fights infection.

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White blood cells

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5
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Cellular fragments in blood that involve in helping your blood clot.

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Platelets

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6
Q

RBC has iron containing protein called______

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Hemoglobin

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7
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This carries oxygen rich blood away from the heart.

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Arteries

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8
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Carries blood to the heart.

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veins

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9
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Small blood vessels and where oxygen is delivered to Organs and tissues and Carbon dioxide is picked up to travel back to the lungs

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Capillaries

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10
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Right side of blood pumps what type of blood?

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Deoxygenated Blood

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11
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Left side of blood pumps what type of blood?

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Oxygenated Blood

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12
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What are the 4 chambers of human heart?

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Right Atrium, Right Ventricle, Left atrium and Left ventricle

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13
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This has thinner walls than ventricles

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Atrium

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14
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These are one way structures that help separate the chambers and also prevent backflow of heart.

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Valves

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15
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This artery leads blood to the lungs.

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Pulmonary artery

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16
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Heart receives blood supply through these arteries

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Coronary arteries

17
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This will take the deoxygenated blood from the heart to the atrium where the blood

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Coronary veins