The Circulatory System Flashcards
Th circulatory system brings _____, _______ and __________ to cells; fights infections; removes cell _____; regulates ____ temperarure.
oxygen
nutrients
hormones
wastes
body
The heart has _ chambers; divided by a _______ to keep ____________ blood and _________ blood seperate.
4
septum
oxygenated
deoxygenated
top chambers
2 atria
bottom chambers
2 ventricles
carry blood away from the heart
higher in oxygen
arteries
carry blood toward the heart
lower in oxygen
veins
circulatory system organ/components
heart
blood vessels
- veins
- arteries
enters heart from upper body through the superior vena cava and from lower blood through the inferior vena cava
deoxygenated blood
deoxygenated blood order:
1. Enters heart from _____ body through the ______ vena cava and from lower body through the ______ vena cava
2. Flows to right _____
3. Through _______ valve
4. Down to right _______
5. Through _________ valve
6. Out through pulmonary _______
upper
superior
inferior
atrium
tricupsid
ventricle
pulmonary
arteries
Enters heart from pulmonary veins
oxygenated blood
oxygenated blood order:
1. Enters from _______ veins
2. Flows to left _____
3. Through _____ valve
4. Down to left ______
5. Through ______ valve
6. Out through ____
pulmonary
atrium
mitral
ventricle
aortic
aorta
what are the components of blood?
plasma
red blood cells (erythrocytes)
white blood cells (leukocytes)
platelets (thrombocytes)
the liquid component of the blood, yellow in colour
plasma
Plasma:
- makes up ___ of the whole blood
- a mixture of ______, _____, ___, _____, _________, waste products, ________, clotting proteins, _______ and proteins
- suspends the _______, _________, and _______
55%
water
sugar
fat
salts
nutrients
antibodies
hormones
red blood cells
white blood cells
platelets
carry oxygen with the help of hemoglobin
red blood cells (erythrocytes)
aid in the immune process
white blood cells (leukocytes)
cell fragments that aid in blood clotting
platelets (thrombocytes)
percentage of plasma
55%
percentage of white bloods and platelets
9%
percentage of red blood cells
41%
what is blood pressure measured by
sphygmomanometer
pressure that blood exerts during a ventricular contraction
systolic blood pressure
pressure that blood exerts during ventricular relaxation
diastolic blood pressure
normal blood pressure
120/80
what are the blood types
A, B, AB, and O
which blood type is recessive to all other blood types
type O
which blood types are equally dominant
type A and B
Each blood type can be either ___+ and __-
Rh
Rh
which is recessive Rh+ or Rh-
Rh-
what is the universal donor
O-
what is the universal acceptor
AB+
can O- donate to O- ?
yes
can O- donate to A- ?
yes
can O- donate to B- ?
yes
can O- donate to AB- ?
yes
can O- donate to O+ ?
yes
can O- donate to A+ ?
yes
can O- donate to B+ ?
yes
can O- donate to AB+ ?
yes
can A- donate to O- ?
no
can A- donate to A- ?
yes
can A- donate to B- ?
no
can A- donate to AB- ?
yes
can A- donate to O+ ?
no
can A- donate to A+ ?
yes
can A- donate to B+ ?
no
can A- donate to AB+ ?
yes
can B- donate to O- ?
no
can B- donate to A- ?
no
can B- donate to B- ?
yes