Transport In Man Flashcards
Coronary arteries
Supply blood to itself
Carotid arteries
Supplies blood to neck and head
Subclavian
Supplies blood to arms
Dorsal aorta
Curls backwards and continues downwards as the dorsal aorta
Ibn nafees
Was the first person to describe circulation
William harvey
Described the pathway of circulation
Components of blood
Red blood cells
White blood cells
Plasma
Blood
Is a special type of connective tissue
Plasma
Is the component of blood
It is the liquid part of blood
It constitute about 55% of blood in a normal person. Plasma contains 90%water and 10% dissolved substance
Pulmonary circulation
It transpots blood from heart to lungs and back from lungs to heart
Pulmonary artery
The only artery containing deoxygenated blood
Pulmonary vein
The only vein containing oxygenated blood
Arteries
Carries blood from heart to the body
Veins
Carries deoygenated blood from the body back to the heart
Capillaries
Are the subdivisions of arteries and veins but are not a part of it
Atherosclerosis
Is the deposition of materials in the arteries
Plaques
The deposit of cholestrol is called plaques
Arteriosclerosis
Is the hardening of arteries
Jugular veins
Brings blood from head and neck
Subclavian veins
Brings blood from the shoulders and arms
Superior venacava
Jugular and subclaivian veins unite to form superior vena cava which opens into the right atrium of the heart
Renal veins
Bring blood from the kidneys
Hepatic vein
Brings blood from liver and digestive system
Inferior vena cava
Lliac, renal, and hepati joins to form inferior vana cava. It opens into the right atrium of the heart
