Soc 15 Flashcards
What does the cardio-vascular system do
Transports oxygen,carbon dioxide, nutrients and controls the body temperature
Your body releases what chemical to change your heart rate
Adrenaline
Hoe many chambers does the heart have
4
Name the 4 chambers of the heart
Right atrium
Right ventricle
Left atrium
Left ventricle
What parts of the heart collects the blood as it enters the hearts
Left and right atrium
What part of the hearts chambers realise the blood out of the heart
Left and right ventricle
What are the 4 valves in the heart
Pulmonary
Tricuspid
Bicuspid
Aortic
What vessels oxygenate the lungs
bronchial arteries
When the heart contracts what is this stage called
Systole
When the heart relaxes what is this stage called
Diastole
What does blood pressure meausre
The force at which your heart pumps blood
Cardiorespiratory system
The cardiovascularrespiratory system consist of the heart and blood vessels who work along side the lungs they carry oxygen,nutrients and protective agents to the muscles and organs of the body and remove waste products
Aorta
Main artery that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart and to the rest of the body
Vena cava
The superior vena cava is the large vein which returns blood back to the heart and the inferior vena returns blood back to the heart
Valves
The heart has 4 valves which control blood flow
