Circulatory System Study Review with Complete Solutions

Circulatory System Study Review with
Complete Solutions
cellular respiration - ANSWERS - Process that releases energy by breaking down
glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen



When you exhale: - ANSWERS - you exhale, carbon dioxide, heat, and water



Heart - ANSWERS - 1) made of cardiac muscular tissue 2) pumps oxygen rich blood
from the lungs to the body 3) pumps oxygen poor/carbon dioxide full blood back to the
heart



blood vessels - ANSWERS - tubelike structures that carry blood throughout the body.
Arteries, capillaries, veins



Arteries - ANSWERS - Thick-walled blood vessels that carry oxygen rich blood away
from the heart



Capillaries - ANSWERS - Smallest blood vessels and site of nutrient/gas exchange



Veins - ANSWERS - Thin-walled blood vessels that carry oxygen-poor blood back to
the heart



circulatory system - ANSWERS - (aka cardiovascular system) This system works as
the transportation highway for the body. It consists of the heart, blood, and blood vessels.
It transports substances such as oxygen, nutrients, and waste
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Platelets - ANSWERS - blood clotting fragments of blood cells
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