Term 1 Flashcards
To understand the circulatory system, blood, cells, gas exchange, heart rate etc
Which blood vessels are going to and from the heart?
Veins - back to heart
Arteries - from heart
What is the formula for cellular respiration?
Glucose + Oxygen → Water + ATP + Carbon Dioxide
Aorta
From heart to body tissues
Superior Vena cava
Deoxy blood from upper body to heart
Inferior Vena Cava
Deoxy blood from lower body to heart
Pulmonary artery
Deoxy blood from heart to lungs
Cadiac artery
Oxy blood from aorta to supply blood to heart tissue
Cardiac veins
Deoxy blood from heart tissue to the right atrium
Carotid arteries
Takes oxy blood to head from heart
Jugular veins
Deoxy blood from head to superior Vena cava
Subclavian veins
Takes deoxy blood from arms to heart
Mesenteric arteries
Oxy blood to intestines from heart
Hepatic portal vein
Blood from intestines to liver
Hepatic vein
Deoxy Blood from liver to heart
Renal arteries
Supply blood to kidneys