Circulatory System
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To transport materials around the body
The function of the circulatory system
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Veins
Blood vessels that transport blood into the heart
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Arteries
Blood vessels that transport blood away from the heart
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Capillaries
Blood vessels that link arteries and veins, where materials are exchanged
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Heart
A muscular organ that acts as a pump in the circulatory system
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Size of Heart
Closed fist
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Location of Heart
In the chest, slightly left of center
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Inferior Vena Cava
\#1
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Superior Vena Cava
\#2
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Right Atrium
\#3
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Tricuspid Valve
\#4
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Right Ventricle
\#5
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Pulmonary Valve
\#6
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Pulmonary Artery
\#7 & #8
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Pulmonary Veins
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Left Atrium
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Mitral Valve
\#11
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Left Ventricle
\#12
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Aortic Valve
\#13
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Aorta
\#14 & #15
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5 Quarts
The amount of blood that the average heart can pump at REST in one minute
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40 Quarts
The amount of blood that the average heart can pump during EXTREME EXERTION in one minute
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Lungs
Where blood must travel to get rid of carbon dioxide and pick up oxygen
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Aorta
Largest artery in the body that delivers oxygenated blood out to the body
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Superior Vena Cava & Inferior Vena Cava
Two special veins that bring deoxygenated blood into the heart from the upper and lower body
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Arteries
Type of blood vessel that is muscular and flexible
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Veins
Type of blood vessel with thin walls
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Red Blood Cells
Make up 44% of blood, produced in bone marrow, contain hemoglobin - a protein that carries oxygen
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White Blood Cells
Make up less than 1% of blood, helps to fight infections/bacteria
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Plasma
Makes up 55% of blood, liquid portion, mostly water but contains electrolytes, vitamins, platelets, nutrients, hormones, etc.
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Platelets
Clotting factors that help seal a wound/prevent blood loss
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Red
The color of blood, whether it is inside or outside the body, whether it is oxygenated or deoxygenated
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A, B, AB, O
The 4 main blood types found in humans
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Tricuspid Valve
The valve between the right atrium and right ventricle
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Pulmonary Valve
The valve between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery
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Mitral Valve
The valve between the left atrium and left ventricle
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Aortic Valve
The valve between the left ventricle and aorta
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