Extra Paper Flashcards
How does blood circulate?
Continuously.
How fast does the blood circulate?
It flows rapidly.
What are the two systems of circulation?
Pulmonary circulation and systematic circulation.
How does blood flow?
Always in the same direction.
Pulmonary circulation: After the pulmonary artery, where does the blood go?
It is carried to the lungs.
Pulmonary circulation:
What happens once the deoxygenated blood goes to the lungs?
It is oxygenated in the lungs.
Pulmonary circulation: After the blood has been oxygenated in the lungs, where does it go?
To the pulmonary veins which lead into the left atrium.
Systematic circulation: After the left ventricle, where does the blood go?
Into the aorta.
Systematic circulation: Where does the aorta bring the blood?
To different body cells.
Systematic circulation: Where is carbon dioxide picked up?
In the capillaries.
Systematic circulation: After the blood passes through the capillaries, where does it go?
It is carried to the body cells to the venules.
Systematic circulation: after the venules, where does the blood go?
In the veins to the vena cava.
