The circulatory system
Cards (36)
- What is the primary function of the circulatory system?
- What are the two main components of the circulatory system?
- What does the pulmonary vein carry blood from and to?
- What does the pulmonary artery carry blood from and to?
- What does the aorta carry blood from and to?
- What does the vena cava carry blood from and to?
- What does the renal artery carry blood from and to?
- What does the renal vein carry blood from and to?
- What is the role of blood in the circulatory system?
- How many circuits are there in the circulatory system?
- What happens to blood in the lungs?
- How many times does blood go through the heart to complete one full circuit?
- What supplies blood to the heart?
- What is the relationship between blood pressure and blood flow?
- What is another name for the digestive tract?
- How should you visualize a diagram of the heart?
- What are the main types of blood vessels in the circulatory system?
- What is tissue fluid?
- What happens to fluid movement at point A in a capillary bed?
- What does the fluid contain at point B in a capillary bed?
- Where would you find point A on a capillary bed?
- What is hypoalbuminemia?
- Where would you find point B on a capillary bed?
- How does hypoalbuminemia affect tissue fluid levels?
- Which blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs?
- Name the two blood vessels that carry blood into the heart.
- Why do mammals need a circulatory system?
- Which blood vessel carries blood to the kidneys?
- Which vessels supply the heart tissue with blood?
- What is the structure of an artery?
- What is an arteriole?
- Which blood vessels have valves?
- What is the function of valves in veins?
- How are capillaries adapted for efficient diffusion?
- What happens at the venule end of a capillary bed?
- What happens at the arteriole end of a capillary bed?