The mammalian circulatory system Flashcards
Circulatory systems
a system a that carries fluids around an organism’s
Closed blood system
a circulatory system made vessels containing blood
Double circulation
a circulation system in which the blood passes through the heart twice on one complete circuit of the body
systemic circulation
the part of the circulatory system that carries blood form the heart to all of the body except the gas exchange surface
pulmonary circulation
the part of the circulatory system that caries blood from the heart to the gas exchange surface and then back to the heart
Artery
vein
vessel with thick, strong walls that carries high-pressure blood away from the heart.
Arteriole
small artery
vein
venule - small vein
capillary:
the smallest blood vessels, whose role is deliver oxygen and nutrients to the body tissues, and to remove their waste products