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Cardiovascular System
Blood, Blood Vessels, Heart
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Physiology
11th Grade
04/05/2009

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Term
Cardiovascular System->
Function
Definition
Transport nutrients dissolved gasses, hormones, and metabolic waste
Term
Composed of->
Definition
*Heart
*Blood Vessels
*Blood
Term
Heart
Definition
Pumps blood through blood vessels
Term
Blood Vessels
Definition
*Arteries, Capillaries, veins
*"Highway" for blood
Term
Blood
Definition
*Dissolved nutrients, gasses, electrolytes, metabolic waste, hormones, proteins, etc. in plasma
*RBC
*WBC
Term
RBC to carry _______ and ________ _______ in hemoglobin
Definition
*oxygen
*carbon dioxide
Term
WBC to ________ body from _________
Definition
*protect
*pathogens
Term
Heart-> In _________ cavity covered by _________.
Definition
*Pericardial cavity
*Pericardium
Term
Contracts to pump blood through:____________ and ______________
Definition
*Pulmonary circuit
*Systemic circuit
Term
Pulmonary=
Definition
to lungs for gas exchange
Term
Systemic Circuit=
Definition
Rest of body
Term
Heart has ___ chambers.
*2_____
*2______
Definition
*4
*Ventricles
*Atrias
Term
See Other Card Set for path of blood notes.
Definition
Path of Blood
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