TEST 1 (Lab 3) Flashcards
systemic
whole system head to toe
pulmonary
lungs (resp system)
heart
core of circulatory system
what do arteries do
take oxygenated red blood cells to the rest of your body
what do capillaries do
take the oxygenated red blood cells to the smaller parts of the body
what do veins do
take the un-oxyginated cells back to the heart to get re-oxyginated
walls of the arteries
thick elastic and muscular
walls of the veins
thin elastic and muscular
erythrocyte
red blood cell
leukocyte
white blood cell
what does the right side of the heart deal with mainly
- deoxginated blood
- goes into the lungs and gets oxygenated and enters the left side of the heart.
AV stands for what
atrioventricular valves
another name for right AV valve
tricuspid valve
another 2 names for left AV valve
biscuspid valve or mitral valve
what role do white blood cells play in immunity
Granulocytes
Agranulocytes
Antibodies
Fetal circulation