Heart Flashcards
Blood enters the right atrium from the ?
Vena cava
It moves through a valve into the ?
Right ventricle
Blood is pumped from the right ventricle into the ?
Pulmonary artery
Blood is taken into the lungs carrying ?
Carbon dioxide and oxygen
Blood returns to the Heart into the ?
Pulmonary veins
It then empties into the ?
Left ventricle
It is then pumped through a valve into the ?
Aorta
What is double circulation ?
Double circulation is when blood travels in and out of the heart two times for every one cycle
What is the process of double circulation ?
One circulation carries blood from your lungs to your heart and back again and the other carries blood around the rest of your body and back again
What is the function of an artery ?
Carries blood away from the heart
What is the function of a vein ?
Carries blood into the heart ?
What is the function of a capillary ?
Carries blood to the cells in your body
What is blood plasma ?
Blood plasma clots blood and fights disease
What do red blood cells do ?
Carry oxygen into the blood
What do white blood cells do ?
Protects the body against infection