Organisms Exchange Substances with their Environment: Mass Transport in Animals: Circulatory System Flashcards
1
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Which vessel carries blood from the heart to the lungs?
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- Pulmonary artery
2
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Which vessel carries blood from the lungs to the heart?
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- Pulmonary vein
3
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Which vessel carries blood from the heart to the body?
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- Aorta
4
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Which vessel carries blood from the body to the heart?
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- Vena cava
5
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Which vessel carries blood from the heart to the kidneys?
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- Renal artery
6
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Which vessel carries blood from the kidneys to the vena cava?
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- Renal vein
7
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Describe the general pattern of blood circulation in a mammal
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- There are two circuits
- One circuit transports blood from the heart, then back to the heart
- Other circuit takes blood around the rest of the body
8
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Which vessels supply blood to the heart?
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- Left and right coronary arteries
9
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What are the role of arteries?
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- Arteries carry blood from the heart to the rest of the body
- All arteries carry oxygenated blood except for the pulmonary arteries, which take deoxygenated blood to the lungs
10
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What are the role of arterioles?
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- Arteries divide into smaller vessels called arterioles
- Connect arteries and capillaries
11
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What are the role of veins?
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- Veins carry blood from the body to the heart
- All veins carry deoxygenated blood, except for pulmonary veins, which carry oxygenated blood to the heart from the lungs
12
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What are the role of capillaries?
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- To exchange metabolic substances (oxygen, glucose) between cells and capillaries
13
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What are capillary beds?
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- Networks of capillaries in tissue are called capillary beds
