What does the heart do? (Answer in the most specific way possible.)
The heart pumps blood to the body.
The heart keeps you alive.
The heart pumps blood to the body and lungs
The heart pumps oxygen.
What are the two types of circulations?
Systemic and Pulmonary
Blood Flow and Arteries
Blood Flow and Veins
Arteries and Veins
What is the PRIMARY function of the cardiovascular system?
Carries Hormones and nutrients
Pump Blood
Homeostasis
Removes Waste
What do Arteries do?
Carry Blood to the Heart
Carry Blood Away From the Heart
Removes Waste From Cells
What do veins do?
What are capillaries?
They prevent blood from flowing backward in the heart
They carry oxygen-rich blood.
They carry oxygen-poor blood.
They are a crossover point between veins and arteries
What are three cardiovascular functions?
Carries Hormones throughout your body, Carries nutrients to your cells, Removes waste from your cells.
Carries blood to the arteries, Carries blood to the heart, Heats the body
Carries nutrients to your cells, Removes waste from your cells, carries signals to the brain
Removes waste from your cells, carries hormones throughout your body, heats the body
What does the cardiovascular system maintain and how?
Homeostasis, removing nutrients from cells.
Pulmonary, Creates Valves
Systemic, carries blood throughout the body
Homeostasis, Removes waste from cells
What do arteries carry?
Oxygen-Poor
Oxygen-Rich
What do veins carry?
What do valves do?
Carries blood through the veins
Prevents blood from flowing backward in the heart
Serve as a crossover between veins and arteries
They pump oxygen
