Lo2 Cardio Vascular Flashcards
Functions of heart
•Regulates body temp
•Blood clot factors
•White blood cells
•Transports O2+CO2+nutrient
Heart is…+ what pumps where in each side.
•unidirectional to prevent back flow
•plus cannot fatigue
•right pumps to lungs
•left side pumps around body
Functions of Vena Cava
Takes deoxygenated blood from body to heart
Functions of pulmonary artery
Carried deoxygenated blood from heart to lungs.
Functions of Pulmonary veins
Carries oxygenated blood from lungs>heart around the body
Functions of hepatic veins+what is it transporting
•from liver around body
•deoxygenated blood
•back to the heart+glucose amino acids
Functions of hepatic portal veins
•Deoxygenated blood carrying digested food from small intestines-> liver
Functions of renal artery
•oxygenated blood (rich in urea)
•to kidneys for excretion
Functions of renal vein
Carries deoxygenated blood (low in urea, been purified in kidneys) back to heart