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Circulatory System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Open Circulatory System | The heart pumps blood into vessels that are open ended. |
| Closed Circulatory System | The blood remains in a continuous system of blood vessels. |
| Bicuspid Valves | Separates the left atrium and the left ventricle and made of two flaps. |
| Tricuspid Valves | Separates the right atrium from the right ventricle and made of three flaps. |
| Pulse | The alternate expansion and contraction of arteries. |
| Blood Pressure | The force exerted by blood against the wall of the blood vessels. |
| Capillaries | Smallest blood vessel. |
| What is the heart wall made of? | Involuntary muscle. |
| Systolic Pressure | Contraction of the heart muscle |
| Diastolic Pressure | When the ventricles are relaxed |
| Atrium | Carries deoxygenated blood from the body cells to the heart. |