How is the cardiovascular system like a transport truck? How is it like a garbage truck?
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What are the 4 components of blood? (5pts for each)
Plasma, white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets.
What is the largest artery? What does it do?
The largest artery is the aorta, which branches into smaller arteries that supply different body regions.
What do arteries do?
Arteries transport oxygenated blood from the heart to the body.
Explain pulmonary circulation.
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What are the three components of the cardiovascular system? (5pts for each)
It consists of the heart, blood vessels, and blood.
What do veins do?
Veins return deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart.
What are the two main circuits for circulation?
Systemic and pulmonary!
Explain systemic circulation.
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What are blood vessels? What are the three kinds?
Blood vessels are the pathways that carry blood through the body.
What are capillaries?
Capillaries are tiny, thin-walled blood vessels that connect arteries to veins.
Name 3 of the 5 functions of blood. (5pts for each)
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