Functions of CV System
This function includes moving oxygen, hormones, and nutrients.
What is transportation?
This circuit moves O₂-poor blood to the lungs.
What is the pulmonary circuit?
This straw-like liquid makes up most of blood.
What is plasma?
These vessels carry blood away from the heart.
What are arteries?
These chambers receive blood.
What are atria?
This function includes regulating body temperature and blood pH.
What is regulation?
This circuit delivers O₂-rich blood to the body.
What is the systemic circuit?
These cells are also called leukocytes.
What are white blood cells?
These vessels return blood to the heart.
What are veins?
These chambers pump blood out.
What are ventricles?
This function includes immune cells and blood clotting.
What is protection?
Which side of the heart handles pulmonary circulation?
What is the right side?
These cells transport gases and are called erythrocytes.
What are red blood cells?
These vessels are the site of exchange.
What are capillaries?
These valves separate atria and ventricles.
What are atrioventricular valves?
This waste is removed by the CV system (hint: metabolic waste).
What is nitrogen/CO₂?
O₂-rich blood leaves from this side of the heart.
What is the left side?
This part contains clotting factors.
What is plasma?
This type of capillary is most permeable.
What is sinusoid?
These valves prevent backflow into ventricles from arteries.
What are semilunar valves?
This system works with CV to regulate blood pH.
What is the respiratory system?
Correct blood flow sequence: RA → RV → ____ → LA → LV → body
What is pulmonary circuit/lungs?
This version lacks clotting factors.
What is serum?
This type is most common and least permeable.
What is continuous capillary?
This ventricle requires more force to pump blood to the body.
What is the left ventricle?