Science Circulatory System Flashcards
system that carries blood around the body…includes your blood, blood vessels and heart
circulatory system
blood vessels that carries blood AWAY from the heart
Arteries
blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart
veins
chambers that receive blood coming INTO the heart
atria
it brings oxygen and nutrition to your cells and takes away their waste for you
blood
It is a big muscle that beats as long as your alive
heart
Your heart has this many compartments
4
The three types of blood vessles
Veins, Arteries and capillaries
The heart is the size of
your hand when it is in a fist
the push of blood agains the walls of your ateries
pulse
how fast your heart beats in one minute
heart rate
chambers that pump blood OUT of the heart. There is a right and a left ventricle
Ventricles
flaps in the heart that keep blood flowing in the proper direction. Valves prevent blood from flowing back toward the heart
Valve
The heart is considered a ______
muscle
The heart beats about ________ per minute
60-80
_______ increases your heartrate
exercise
They carry blood to and from every cell in your body
blood vessels
As your heart pumps it pushes blood into the
arteries
The stretching out and relaxing of the artery walls is your _______ pushing blood through your arteries
pulse
_______ is delivered through the capillaries
Oxygen
________ is picked up through the capillaries
Carbon Dioxide and Waste
Capillaries are so small that red blood cells must move through them___________
single file
________is the hardest working muscle in your body
the heart
clean blood comes into the heart through the
left atrium
