The Cardiovascular System 🫀

Question 1

Functions of the Cardiovascular System

Answer 1

Transport of oxygen
Transport of carbon dioxide
Transport of nutrients
Regulating body temperature
Clotting of blood

Question 2

What do arteries do?

Answer 2

Arteries transport the oxygenated blood away from the left side of the heart. Arteries carry blood under a high pressure.

Question 3

What do veins do?

Answer 3

Veins transport blood from all over the body back to the heart and lungs for re-oxygenation. Veins carry blood under a low pressure.

Question 4

What do veins have that arteries and capillaries don’t?

Answer 4

Valves that prevent backflow of blood

Question 5

What do capillaries do?

Answer 5

Capillaries are small blood vessels that carries blood to and from the body’s cells.

Question 6

What happens in Vasodilation?

Answer 6

Radius of thevessel increases, increasingblood flow

Question 7

What happens in vasoconstriction?

Answer 7

Radius of the vessel decreases, decreasing blood flow.

Question 8

What do red blood cells do?

Answer 8

Red blood cells carry oxygenfrom the lungs to the muscles and removes CO2 from muscles tolungs

Question 9

What do white blood cells do?

Answer 9

White blood cells defend against disease. Vital to health. Prevent infection after injury