Learn With Fun Circulatory System Flashcards

The Circulatory System flashcards are a set of study tools designed to help students learn about the human circulatory system. This system has been studied for centuries, with scientists and doctors making important discoveries about how blood flows through the body.

Understanding the Circulatory System is important because it helps us learn how our bodies work and how to keep them healthy. By studying these flashcards, students can learn about the heart, blood vessels, and the role of blood in transporting oxygen and nutrients throughout the body.

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quick facts

The circulatory system is made up of the heart, blood vessels, and blood.
Each day, the heart pumps about 2,000 gallons of blood through the body.
Blood vessels in the body can stretch out to be over 60,000 miles long.
The circulatory system helps deliver oxygen and nutrients to all the cells in the body.
Heartbeats are controlled by electrical signals that tell the heart when to contract and relax.

card list

Front	Back
Arteries	Blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to the rest of the body.
Veins	Veins: Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart.
Capillaries	Tiny blood vessels that connect arterioles and venules.
Heart	The heart is a muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
Blood	Blood: The red liquid that flows through our bodies and carries oxygen and nutrients to our cells.
Blood vessels	Blood vessels: Tubes that carry blood throughout the body.
Systole	Systole: The phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle contracts to pump blood out.
Diastole	Diastole: The phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and fills with blood.
Blood pressure	The force of blood against the walls of the arteries.
Pulse	Pulse: The beat of your heart that you can feel in your arteries.
Cardiovascular system	The cardiovascular system is the system in the body that is responsible for pumping blood throughout the body.
Aorta	Main artery in the body.
Coronary arteries	Blood vessels that supply the heart muscle with oxygen and nutrients.
Red blood cells	Red blood cells: Cells in the blood that carry oxygen to the body’s tissues.
White blood cells	White blood cells: Cells in the body that help fight off infections and diseases.
Platelets	Platelets: Small cell fragments in the blood that help with clotting and stopping bleeding.
Plasma	Liquid part of blood.
Hemoglobin	Protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen.
Circulation	The movement of blood around the body.
Oxygenation	Oxygenation: The process of adding oxygen to the blood.