CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
THE ORGAN SYSTEM THAT TRANSPORTS BLOOD THRUGH THE BODY
ALVEOLI
THIN WALLED AIR SACS WITHIN THE LUNGS
AORTA
THE LARGE ARTERY THAT CARRIES BLOOD AWAY FROM THE HEART TO THE REST OF THE BODY
ARTERY
A BLOOD VESSEL THAT CARRIES BLOOD AWAY FROM THE HEART
HEART
THE MUSCULAR ORGAN THAT PUMPS BLOOD THROUGHOUT THE BODY- IT HAS 4 CHAMBERS
VALVE
A FLAP THAT ALLOWS BLOOD TO PASS FROM THE ATRIUM INTO THE VENTRICLE IN THE HEART
VEIN
A BLOOD VESSEL THAT TRANSPORTS BLOOD BACK TO THE HEART
VENA CAVA
THE MAIN VEIN LEADING FROM THE BODY BACK TO THE HEART
ATRIUM
THE UPPER CHAMBER IN THE HUMAN HEART
blood vessels
hollow tubes that transport blood through the body
Capillaries
smallest blood vessels; materials are exchanged between the blood and the body's cells
ventricles
lower chambers of the heart that pump blood out of the heart
The job of the circulatory
system
to carry food and oxygen to each
cell and take away cells wastes.
Parts of the heart
atrium-
is up top
Parts of the heart
Ventricle-
on the bottom and pumps
blood into the lungs
Parts of the heart
Left side-
pumps blood through the
arteries to the rest of the body
Parts of the Heart -
Right Atrium
The chamber of the heart collects blood that carries waste
and carbon dioxide from the body's cells
Circulatory System
What is the transportation
system of the body?
What happens inside the capillaries in the lungs?
An oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange occurs.
What happens in the instestines?
A nutrient and waste exchange occurs.
How long does it take to pump blood into every cell?
Less than 60 seconds