Blood Transport System

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Artery
Thick-walled blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart
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Vein
Thin-walled blood vessel carrying blood towards the heart
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Arterioles
Small arteries
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Venules
Small veins
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Capillaries
Tiny blood vessels supplied nutrients to cells and removing waste materials
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Pulmonary circulation
Blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart picking up oxygen
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Systemic circulation
Oxygenated blood carried from the heart to the body tissues and back to the heart
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Vasoconstriction
reducing flow of blood into capillaries by action of sympathetic nerve
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Vasodilation
Increasing flow of blood into capillaries
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Systolic pressure
Pressure of the heart contracting
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Diastolic pressure
Pressure of the relaxed heart
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Venous return
Mechanisms involved to assist the return of blood to the heart
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Skeletal muscle pump
Breathing movement force blood to flow towards the heart
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Haemoglobin
Red pigment that transports oxygen in the blood
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Oxyhaemoglobin
Chemical combination of haemoglobin with oxygen
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Bohr Shift
Change in shape-movement to the right of the oxyheamoglobin dissociation curve which results in the release of more oxygen in exercising muscles
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Hydrogen carbonate
main means by which carbon dioxide is transported by the blood
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Arterio-venous oxygen difference
Amount of oxygen removed from the blood by muscles
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Card 2

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Thin-walled blood vessel carrying blood towards the heart

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Vein

Card 3

Front

Small arteries

Back

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Card 4

Front

Small veins

Back

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Card 5

Front

Tiny blood vessels supplied nutrients to cells and removing waste materials

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