HEART
Responsible for circulation of the blood, including heart, arteries, veins and capillaries
Cardiovascular or blood vascular system
Circulates through the body as a sticky, salty fluid
brings nourishment and oxygen to all body parts
Blood
Supplies blood to the head,face,and neck
splits into the internal and external carotid arteries
Common carotid artery
Supplies blood to the knee joint and muscles in thigh and calf
Popliteal artery
The second subsystem of the circulatory system and is responsible for picking up and returning leaked tissue fluid and plasma proteins to the cardiovascular system
Lymph-vascular system
Coned shaped muscular organ located in the chest cavity, is normally about the size of a closed fist
The heart
Blood consists of
Red blood cells, white blood cells
Branch of the external carotid artery supplies blood to the back of the head, up the crown
Occipital Artery
Supplies blood just below the knee and passes down between the tibia and fibula to branch off into smaller arteries into the skin and muscles in lower leg
Anterior tibial artery
A colorless liquid, produced as a byproduct in the process through which plasma passes nourishment to capillaries and cells, that travel through lymph vessels, thin-walled, valved structures, which help maintain blood volume and pressure
Lymph
The heart is encased in a membrane called the
pericardium
Transports oxygen, waste, nutrients and hormones
protect the body from threat of infection and disease-causing bacteria
Function of the heart
supplies blood to skin and muscles of the head, splits into the occipital, posterior auricular and superficial temporal
External carotid artery
Supplies blood beneath the calf muscles to the skin, muscles and other tissues of the lower leg
posterior tibial artery
Lymph distributes white blood cells to help develop
Immunity
The 10th cranial nerve regulates
The heartbeat
Red blood cells are also called
Erythrocytes or red corpuscles
Supplies blood to lower portion of the face, including the mouth and nose branches into smaller arteries
External maxillary artery
Supplies blood to upper surface of the foot
Dorsalis pedis
The process of blood traveling from the heart through out the body is known as systemic or
General circulation
Name the four chambers of the heart
Left/right ventricle left/right atrium
Responsible for the clotting of blood
Blood platelets
Branch of the external carotid artery, supplies blood to sides and top of the head, branches into smaller arteries
Superficial Temporal artery
Transports blood from veins in the foot to the femoral artery
Saphenous vein
Bulges that might form if veins are stretched and lose their elasticity
Varicose veins