Circulatory System
What can the Circulatory System also be known as?
The Cardiovascular System
How many chambers can be found in the Heart?
Four
What are the four main components of blood?
Red Blood Cells, White Blood Cells, Platelets & Plasma.
What are the three types of vessles?
Veins, Arteries and Capillaries.
What is the main organ of the Circulatory System?
The heart
What is the Heart's main function?
It works as a pump to move the blood around the body.
What are the main functions of Red Blood Cells?
Carry oxygen, nutrients and wastes.
What is the main function of the Vein?
Carry blood back into the heart.
What is the Connective Tissue responsible for?
Manage blood pressure and keeps vessels from being damaged by the force of blood flow.
What are the types of vessles can we find in the Circulatory System?
Arteries, Veins and Capillary.
What are the names of the four chambers?
Right Atrium, Left Atrium, Right Ventricle & Left Ventricle
What are the main functions of White Blood Cells?
Fight diseases and protect the body from infection.
What is the main function of the Artery?
Carry blood out of the heart.
What is the Cardiac Tissue responsible for?
The contractility and the pumping action of the heart.
What is the biggest Artery in the Circulatory System?
Tricuspid Vavle, Pulmonary Valve, Mitral Valve and Aortic Valve,
What are the main functions of Platelets?
Gather at the site of injury and help the clotting process.
Which of the three has the thickest wall of all three?
Artery
What is the Smooth Muscle Tissue responsible for?
Expanding and contracting the passageof blood and other fluids through the vessels and organs.
What is the Aorta's main function and why?
The Aorta carries the oxygenated blood out of the heart into the body because it is an Artery.
What is the main function of Plasma?
Straw-coloured liquid where the other components float in.
What is the main function of the Capillary?
To assist in the exchange of substances between the blood and tissues.
What does the Epithelial Tissue (Endothelium) responsible of?
Forms a semi-permeable barrier between the blood and the surrounding tissues.