Flashcards
Circulatory system structure
Flashcards for quick repetition. Test your knowledge of how circulatory system is built and how it works. Questions about blood cells and plasma.
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It keeps blood moving toward the lungs.
aortic (sumi-lunar) valve
pulmonary (semi-lunar) valve
pulmonary (semi-lunar) valve
Blood vessels carrying blood back to the heart
arteries
pulmonary (semi-lunar) valve
right ventricle
veins
A valve between the right atrium and right ventricle that stops blood from flowing back into the atrium.
tricuspid valve
System that provides a flow of nutrients throughout the body.
circulatory system
Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
arteries
It is composed of cells (red and white) suspended in a liquid called plasma.
blood
It keeps blood moving to the body.
aortic (sumi-lunar) valve
pulmonary (semi-lunar) valve
aortic (sumi-lunar) valve
They control blood flow to and from the heart
heart valves
Tubelike structures that carry blood throughout the body.
blood vessels
Microscopic vessel through which exchanges take place between the blood and cells of the body
capillaries
red blood cell
heart valve
inferior vena cava
