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Circulatory system Responsible for transportating materials throughout the entire body.
Intricate highway The circulatory system functions as an _______ that travels throughout the entire
body supplying yhe body cells with the materials they need to sur...
Circulatory system ✅Responsible for transportating materials throughout the entire body.
Intricate highway ✅The circulatory system functions as an _______ that travels throughout the entire
body supplying yhe body cells with the materials they need to survive.
2 divisions of the circulatory system ✅Cardiovascular
Lymphatic
Cardiovascular system ✅Transports blood
Lymphatic system ✅Transports the fluid called lymph.
cardiovascular system ✅The organ system that transports nutrients, gasses, hormones etc. to and from
the cells of the body.
Functions of the cardiovascular system ✅1. Transport nutrients, gases, hormones etc. to and from the
body.
2. Fight diseases
3. Stabilize body temperature
4. Stabilize pH to maintain homeostasis
Composition of the cardiovascular system ✅heart, blood, blood vessels
blood vessels ✅The network kf channels that convey blood to all different parts of the body.
closed circulation ✅blood is confined to vessels, heart pumps blood into large vessels which supply it to
organs
, 3 types of blood vessels ✅arteries, veins, capillaries
Arteries ✅An elastic blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood AWAY from the heart.
Left ventricle and body tissues ✅Most of the arteries transport oxygenated blood from —— to the ——
Arterioles ✅smallest arteries that regulates blood flow into the tissue capillaries
pulmonary artery ✅only artery that carries deoxygenated blood pumped by the right ventricle to the
lungs for oxygenation
coronary arteries ✅blood vessels that branch from the aorta and carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart
muscle
Recoils and rebounds, pulsating manner, because it is under high pressure exerted ny the pumping
action of the heart. ✅As blood passes through arteries, it ——-and ——- in a ——— because of ———
—
tunica externa ✅the outermost layer of a blood vessel, composed mostly of fibrous connective tissue
that supports and protects the vessel. It is the tough and strong layer.
tunica media ✅(Middle) composed of smooth muscle. Regulates blood flow. It is the thickest flavor.
tunica intima ✅the innermost layer of a blood vessel. Composed of connective tissues and lined with
simple squamous epithelium.
Epithelium ✅In direct contact with the blood flow
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