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405 Circulatory Sys
Term | Definition |
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parts of the circulatory system - | the heart, the blood vessels, and the blood AKA the cardiovascular system |
Functions of the circulatory system - | transports oxygen, waste, nutrients, hormones, heat, etc. around the body |
chambers of the heart - | right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, left ventricle |
arteries - | carry blood away from the heart |
veins - | carry blood to the heart |
capillaries - | Smallest blood vessels substances can diffuses into and out of blood while blood is in capillaries |
flow of blood through the heart - | right atria - right ventricle - lungs - left atria - left ventricle - body |
parts of blood - | plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets |
red blood cells - | carry oxygen |
white blood cells - | fight infection |
Platelets - | form blood clots to heal cuts |
plasma - | Liquid part of blood mostly water |
Liver - | Filters toxins from blood |
Kidneys - | Filter nitrogenous waste from blood |