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Circulatory System

Human Anatomy & Physiology

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What is the circulatory system? The body's transport system Picks up and delivers a. oxygen b. nutrients c. waste Made up of the heart, blood vessels and blood
Vein Carries blood to the heart Have valves to prevent back flow Pumping poor oxygen blood
Venule Small veins Merge into larger veins
Capillary Smallest blood vessels;one cell thick Materials(oxygen, carbon dioxide,nutrients, and waste) diffuse through capillary walls
Arteriole "Small arteries" Large arteries split into arterioles
Artery Carries blood away from the heart
Plasma Liquid part Composed mostly of water
White Blood Cells Helps to fight foreign bodies and invaders
Red Blood Cells Contain hemoglobin Carry oxygen
Platelets Help to stop bleeding Form blood clots
Why can one person's blood type be different from another person's? Antigens A foreign invader is called an antigen Red blood cells have proteins attached to them The proteins on your blood cells tell your blood type
Antibodies Free floating proteins in your blood Attached to the antigens that is the same shape as them Make bodies that are opposite of your blood type antigen
Rh Factor + Produce proteins - Producing no proteins
Septum It separates the ventricles keeping oxygen rich blood away from oxygen poor blood
Four Chambers of the Heart Left Atrium Right Atrium Left Ventricle Right Ventricle
The Difference Between the Atria and Ventricle The atria pumps blood to the ventricles The ventricle pumps blood out of the heart
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