The circulatory system Flashcards
Double circulatory system
This means blood flows through the heart twice in one circuit.
where is deoxygenated blood pumped to
the lungs.
where is oxygenated blood pumped to
around the body.
what supplies blood to the heart
The coronary arteries supply blood to the heart.
What pumps deoxygenated blood out of the heart
the pulmonary artery.
Explain how the pulmonary artery pumps deoxygenated blood out nof the artery
Deoxygenated blood is pumped out of the heart to the lungs via the pulmonary artery.
Oxygen diffuses into the deoxygenated blood in the lungs and the blood becomes oxygenated.
Oxygenated blood flows into the heart from the lungs via the pulmonary vein.
What pumps oxygenated blood out of the heart and around the body
The aorta
Why is blood in the sorta vey high pressure
to ensure the blood can be pumped to all the tissues in the body.
Where does oxygenated blood flow into the heart from
the vena cava.
Explain the process of oxygenated blood being pumped out of the heart.
Oxygenated blood is pumped out of the heart around the body via the aorta.
Blood in the aorta is very high pressure to ensure the blood can be pumped to all the tissues in the body.
Oxygen dissociates from the blood at respiring cells in the body and the blood becomes deoxygenated.
Deoxygenated blood flows into the heart from the body via the vena cava.
Where does oxygenated blood flow out of the aorta to
the kidneys
where does oxygenated blood enter the kidneys from
the renal artery.
Where does blood flow out of the kidneys from
The renal vein
Explain what happens after blood flows out the aorta
Oxygenated blood flows out of the aorta to the kidneys.
Oxygenated blood enters the kidneys through the renal artery.
Oxygen diffuses out of the blood to be used in the kidney cells and the blood becomes deoxygenated.
Deoxygenated blood flows out of the kidneys via the renal vein.
