Circulatory System

• What is the function of the circulatory system

  To supply cells with the nutrients and oxygen they need to stay alive
• What other system does the circulatory system work with?

  Respiratory System
• What does the circulatory system consist of?

  • Heart
  • Blood Vessels
  • Blood
• Why is the left ventricle thicker?

  • Needs to pump blood out of the body
  • Goes against gravity
• What is the pathway of blood?

  • Body
  • Superior or Inferior Vena Cava
  • Right Atrium
  • Tricuspid Valve
  • Right Ventricle
  • Pulmonary Valve
  • Pulmonary Arteries
  • Lungs
  • Pulmonary Veins
  • Left Atrium
  • Bicuspid Valve
  • Left Ventricle
  • Aortic Valve
  • Aorta