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Give 4-Functions of the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM:
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1. TRANSPORTATION of materials -hormones; O2, CO2; nutrients, wastes; water 2. REGULATION -eg. pH; temp, ion concentration 3. PROTECTION AGAINST PATHOGENS -leukocytes 4. PROTECTION AGAINST BLOOD LOSS -Blood clotting-Platelets |
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Give 3-Components of the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM: |
1. HEART -Atrium, Ventricles, Valves,
2. BLOOD VESSELS: -Arteries (+arterolies) & Veins (+venule) and Capillaries.
3. BLOOD: -Red & White blood cells
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What are Capillaries? What do the do? -Give 2 stage description. |
1. Its where materials leave or enter the blood stream.- 2. They transfer materials from blood into surrounding tissue -TO GO TO CELLS
*THEY ARE THE NARROWEST OF THE BLOOD VESSELS
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What is the "main order" of BLOOD VESSELS -"to" and "from heart" |
FROM HEART-ASCENDING AORTA 1. Arteries-OXYGENATED TO BODY 2. Arterioles- 3. Capillaries- 4. Venules-DEOXYGENATED TO HEART 5. Veins TO HEART-SUPERIOR & INFERIOR VENA CAVA(S) |
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Name ... Structures of the HEART |
1. Auricles (L/R) -on surface of heart 2. Pericardium -Visceral & Parietal 3. Blood Vessels* -(L/R) Coronary arteries, Great cardiac vein, & Coronary sinus 4. Heart Chambers-hollow area inside heart -(L/R) Atria & Ventricles 5. Septum-wall -Interatrial & Interventricular Septum 6. Valves-prevent back flow -(L/R) AV valve* & (L/R) Semilunar valves: Pulmonary and Aortic
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