Science Circulatory System

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Arteries

Carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to the body.

Veins

Carries oxygen-poor blood back towards the heart.

Capillaries

Microsophic blood vessles where it delivers oxygen and nutrients to the heart and removes carbon dioxide and waste products.

Blood

The fluid medium transporting essential materials.

Atria

The upper chamber of the heart which recieves blood from the body. Both the right and left heart has it.

Vertricles

The lower chambers of the heart that pumps blood out of the heart. Both the right and left heart has it.

Circulatory System

The body’s internal transport network. It delivers oxygen, nutrients and hormones cells throughout the body.

What does the right side of the heart do?

It pumps oxygen-poor blood to the lungs to pick up oxygen and release carbon dioxide.

What is the physical proporties of the right side of the heart?

It has a thinner, crescent shaped muscular wall.

What does the left side of the heart do?

Pumps oxygen rich blood to the rest of the body. (organs, muscles and tissues.

What is the physical proporties of the left side of the heart?

Thick, muscular wall.

Vena Cava

The main vessel returning oxygen-poor blood from the body to the heart.

Pulmonary

Carries oxygen rich blood back from the lungs to the heart.