The Heart - 13.1a - The Systemic and Pulmonary Circuits Flashcards
Right side of the heart receives _______________blood.
Oxygen-poor
Left side of the heart receives ________________blood.
Oxygen-rich
Oxygen-rich blood carries a high amount of _________ and a low amount of ________________-.
Oxygen, carbon dioxide
Oxygen-poor blood contains a low amount of _________and a high amount of ________________.
Oxygen, carbon dioxide
The right side of the heart receives oxygen-poor blood and pumps this blood to the _______________ to get more oxygen.
Lungs
The right side of the heart is part of the ______________ circuit.
Pulmonary
Pulmonary circulation carries __________ blood to the lungs.
Oxygen-poor
The left side of the heart receives oxygen-rich blood and pumps this blood to the ______________ .
Body’s Tissue cells
The left side of the heart is part of the ______________ circuit.
Systemic
Systemic circulation carries _____________ blood to the body’s organs.
Oxygen-rich
The systemic circuit travels between the heart and the ___________________.
Body’s cells
The pulmonary circuit travels between the heart and the __________.
Lungs
Which circuit takes oxygen to the body’s cells?
Systemic circuit
The pathway of blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart is called _____________________________.
Pulmonary Circuit
The pathway for blood traveling from the left side of the heart to the right side of the heart is the _________________.
Systemic Circuit
Oxygen and glucose are used to make _____________ by the body cell’s mitochondria.
ATP (energy)
What is the waste product produced when ATP is made?
Carbon dioxide
The waste product, carbon dioxide, is transported from the body’s cells to the heart via veins of the ___________________ circuit.
Systemic circuit
The left ventricle is the major pump for systemic circulation. Is it thicker or thinner than the right ventricle?
Thicker
Why is the left ventricle thicker than the right ventricle?
Must pump with greater force
