Transcript Cardiovascular System

Cardiovascular System
Cardiovascular System
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Cardio = “heart”
Vascular = “vessels”
Cardiovascular System
Cardio = “heart”
Vascular = “vessels”
 Made up of heart, vessels, and blood

Cardiovascular System
Cardio = “heart”
Vascular = “vessels”
 Made up of heart, vessels, and blood
 Closed system—blood stays inside the
vessels

Cardiovascular System
Cardio = “heart”
Vascular = “vessels”
 Made up of heart, vessels, and blood
 Closed system—blood stays inside the
vessels
 Blood only flows one-way
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What is another name for the
cardiovascular system?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Respiratory
system
Circulatory system
Immune system
Skeletal system
Types of Blood Vessels
1.
Arteries—move
blood away from
the heart
Types of Blood Vessels
1.
Arteries—move
blood away from
the heart
2.
Veins—move blood
toward the heart
Types of Blood Vessels
1.
2.
3.
Arteries—move blood away from the
heart
Veins—move blood
toward the heart
Capillaries—
microscopic blood
vessels that connect
arteries & veins
Which one of these vessels carries
blood away from the heart?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Pulmonary vein
Renal vein
Renal artery
Superior vena
cava
Functions of the Blood
1.
Carries oxygen from lungs to all body
cells & removes carbon dioxide from
the cells
Functions of the Blood
1.
Carries oxygen from lungs to all body cells & removes
carbon dioxide from the cells
2.
Carries waste products of cell activity to
kidneys to be removed from the body
Functions of the Blood
1.
2.
3.
Carries oxygen from lungs to all body cells & removes
carbon dioxide from the cells
Carries waste products of cell activity to kidneys to be
removed from the body
Transports nutrients from digestive
system to body cells
Functions of the Blood
1.
2.
3.
4.
Carries oxygen from lungs to all body cells & removes
carbon dioxide from the cells
Carries waste products of cell activity to kidneys to be
removed from the body
Transports nutrients from digestive system to body
cells
Materials in blood help fight infection
and heal
wounds (white
blood cells &
platelets)
Which 2 substances does the blood
transport away from body cells?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Oxygen & carbon
dioxide
Carbon dioxide &
waste
Nutrients & waste
Oxygen &
nutrients
What parts of the blood help fight
off disease and heal injuries?
a)
b)
c)
d)
white blood cells
& platelets
red blood cells &
platelets
white blood cells
& red blood cells
white blood cells
& plasma
Which is not a function of the
cardiovascular system?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Carry nutrients &
oxygen to body cells
Carry carbon dioxide &
waste away from body
cells
Attack disease-causing
bacteria
Produce chemicals that
control body processes
(2) superior vena cava
The Heart
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CO2 from body
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labels to your
heart diagram!
CO2 from body
(6) inferior vena cava
CO2 from body
The Heart
(3) right
atrium
(4) valve
(5) right
ventricle
CO2 from body
The Heart
CO2 from body
CO2 to lungs
CO2 from body
(7) pulmonary
artery
CO2 to lungs
The Heart
(7) pulmonary
artery
CO2 to lungs
O2 from lungs
CO2 to lungs
O2 from lungs
(8) pulmonary
vein
The Heart
O2 from lungs
O2 from lungs
(9) left atrium
(10) valve
(11) left
ventricle
O2 to body
The Heart
(1) aorta
O2 from lungs
O2 from lungs
O2 to body
O2 to body
The Heart
CO2 from body
CO2 to lungs
CO2 to lungs
O2 from lungs
O2 from lungs
(12) septum
CO2 from body
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Anatomy of the
Heart
O2 to body
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What force causes blood to keep
flowing through the body?
The opening & closing
of the valves in the
heart
b) Gravity pushing blood
through the veins
c) Cardiac muscle in the
heart contracting and
relaxing
d) Cardiac muscle in the
blood vessels
contracting and
relaxing
a)
What is this chamber called?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Right
atrium
Left
atrium
Right
ventricle
Left
ventricle
The pulmonary artery carries blood
from the _______ to the _______.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Heart, body
Heart, lungs
Lungs, heart
Lungs, body
When blood enters the left atrium
from the lungs, what does it
contain?
a)
b)
c)
d)
No oxygen or
carbon dioxide
Equal amounts of
oxygen and
carbon dioxide
Mostly carbon
dioxide
Mostly oxygen
What is this structure called?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Superior
vena cava
Aorta
Left atrium
Valve
Summary
Pulmonary
artery
lungs
(O2 poor)
Pulmonary
vein
(O2 rich)
Veins
Arteries
(O2 poor)
(O2 rich)
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