Biology Circulatory System

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System of tubes
Arteries, Capillaries and Veins
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Carries blood towards the lung
Pulmonary Artery
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Carries blood away from the lung
Pulmonary Vein
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Carries blood towards the Liver
Hepatic Artery
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Carries blood away from the Liver
Hepatic Vein
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Carries blood towards the kidney
Renal Artery
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Carries blood away from Kidneys
Renal Vein
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The circulatory system between the heart and lungs
Pulmonary Circuit
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The circulatory system between the heart and the other organs
Systemic circuit
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When carbon dioxide diffuses from the blood into the air in the alveoli.
Gaseous Exchange
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Carry blood away from the heart (always oxygenated apart from the pulmonary artery which goes from the heart to the lungs And have thick muscular walls.
Arteries
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Have thin walls and have larger passageways for blood (internal lumen).
Veins
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Found in the muscles and lungs and are microscopic – one cell thick.
Capillaries
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A muscular organ. Its function is to pump blood.
Heart
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The coronary arteries supply blood to the heart muscle. These may become blocked by a build-up of fatty plaques containing cholesterol, resulting in
Coronary Heart Disease
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Carries blood towards the lung

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Pulmonary Artery

Card 3

Front

Carries blood away from the lung

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Card 4

Front

Carries blood towards the Liver

Back

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Card 5

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Carries blood away from the Liver

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