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The Circulatory system

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    Circulatory system (function, blood, blood vessels, heart, blood circulation...)
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  • What are the 2 most important components of blood?
    Plasma and blood cells
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  • What are the 3 parts of the circulatory system?
    Blood, Blood vessels & Heart
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  • What is the function of the circulatory system?
    Transport nutrients and oxygen and collect waste products and carbon dioxide.
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  • What is blood plasma made of?
    Basically: water + nutrients
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  • Which are the 3 types of blood cells?
    Red blood cells, White blood cells & Platelets
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  • What is the function of red blood cells?
    They transport oxygen
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  • What is the function of white blood cells?
    They defend us from microbes, infections...
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  • What is the function of platelets?
    They stop hemorrhages / bleefings
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  • What blood vessel transports blood + oxygen from the lungs to the heart?
    Pulmonary vein
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  • What blood vessel transports blood + carbon dioxide from the heart to the lungs?
    Pulmonary artery
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  • What type of blood vessels transport blood + carbon dioxide from the capillaries to the heart?
    Veins
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  • What type of blood vessels transport blood + oxygen from the heart to the capillaries?
    Arteries
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  • What is the most important artery (and the biggest blood vessel) in the body?
    The Aorta
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  • What is the most important vein in the body?
    Vena Cava
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  • What type of blood vessel has got very thick walls?
    Arteries
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  • What type of blood vessel has got very thin walls?
    Capillaries
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