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Heart/Blood System Flashcards

1
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Circulatory system

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transports all substances through the body

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2
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left side

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rich in o2

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right side

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low in o2

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4
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ventricles

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Lower chambers of the heart that pump blood out of the heart

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5
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vein

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carries blood back to heart

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6
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Artery

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Carries blood away from heart

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7
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capillary

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one cell thick, between arteries and veins

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8
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coronary

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vessels that feed the heart

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9
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pulmonary

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exchange of blood between heart and lungs

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10
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Systemic

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Exchange with heart and the rest of the body

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11
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liquid portion plasma

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carries all substances
mostly water

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12
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Red blood cells

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disc shaped
no nucleus
contains hemoglobin
pickup o2 and co2

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13
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White Blood cells

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Have nucleus
different types
fight and identify foreign substances

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14
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Platelets

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cell fragments
no nucleus
involved in blood clotting

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15
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Antigen

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Substance that causes a immune response; body knows its self

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Antibodie

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Substances formed by white blood cells to destroy antigen

17
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Circulatory system consists of

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Heart-pump
blood vessels
Blood

18
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pulmonary valve

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allowing deoxygenated blood to leave the right ventricle and flow to the lungs via the pulmonary artery

19
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tricuspid valve

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to control the flow of blood from your heart’s top chamber (right atrium) to the bottom chamber (right ventricle)

20
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Blood type A

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Antigen: A
Antibodies: B
may donate to: A, AB
may receive from: A

21
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Blood type B

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Antigen: B
Antibodies: A
may donate: B, AB
may receive from: B

22
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Blood type AB

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Antigen: AB
Antibodies: none
may donate to: none
may receive from:All

23
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Blood type O

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Antigen: none
Antibodies: A, AB
may donate to: All
may receive from: None

24
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septum

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Thin wall that divides the heart into two sides

25
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Atria

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upper chambers of the heart that receive blood

26
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pericardium

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Membrane around the heart

27
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