Circulatory, Respiratory, Immune, Disease and Endocrine Systems
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Circulatory System | Transport oxygen, nutrients, other substances throughout the body, removes waste from tissues, and acts as a transportation system of the body. |
| Heart structure | hollow organ the size of a clinched fist, 4 chambers |
| Myocardium | two layers of epithelial tissue and connective tissue |
| Atria | upper chambers that receive blood from the body. Right - oxygen poor from body Left oxygen rich from lungs |
| Ventricles | lower chambers that pump blood out of the heart. Right-Poor > Lungs Left-Rich > Body |
| Aorta | carries oxygen rich blood from the upper body to the right atrium |
| Superior Venacava | brings oxygen poor blood from the upper body to right atrium |
| Pulmonary Lungs | brings in oxygen rich blood from the lungs |
| Pulmonary Veins | carries oxygen poor blood to lungs |
| Inferior vena cava | brings oxygen poor blood from lower body to right atrium |
| Valves | connective tissue that prevents oxygen rich blood from mixing with oxygen poor blood |
| Coronary arteries | supply heart with blood |
| Arteries | carry blood from the heart to the body |
| Capillaries | smallest blood vessel |
| Veins | returns blood to the heart from the body |
| Average Blood Pressure | 120/80 |
| Plasma | 90% water and 10% gases, salts, nutrients, enzymes, hormones, wastes, proteins, cholesterol, and other compounds |
| Alubumin | transports fatty acids. regulates osmotic pressure |
| Globulins | transports fatty acids. fight viral and bacterial infections |
| Fibrinogen | used to clot blood |
| Red Blood Vessels | transport oxygen , produced in red bone marrow, circulate for 120 days |
| White Blood Vessel | fight infection |
| Platelets | cell fragments used to clot blood |
| Heart disease | obstruction of blood flow |
| Strokes | blockage of a blood vessel or breakage of a blood vessel that causes death of brain cells |
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