Describe the role of the cardiovascular system:
Transports nutrients, hormones, and wastes.
What does the open lymphatic system do?
Circulates and filters interstitial fluid between cells and eventually drains into the circulatory system.
What are the two cycles of contractions of the heart?
Systole and diastole.
The contraction of heart muscles is known as?
Systole.
The relaxation of heart muscles is known as?
Diastole.
Plasma:
Clear pale yellow component of blood that carries red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets throughout the body.
Hemoglobin:
Protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body.
Blood contains platelets which are responsible for?
Blood clotting.
Macrophage:
A large white blood cell that ingests foreign material.
Leukocyte:
White blood cells, which protect the body against disease.
List the heart chambers:
- Right atrium
- Right ventricle
- Left atrium
- Left ventricle
What does the right ventricle of the heart do?
It pumps blood toward the lungs.
What does the right atrium of the heart do?
It accepts blood from the body.
What does the left ventricle of the heart do?
It pumps blood toward the body.
What does the left atrium of the heart do?
It accepts blood from the lungs.
What do veins do?
Carry oxygenated or deoxygenated blood toward the heart.
What do arteries do?
Carry blood away from the heart.