QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS [ GRADED A+]
Main function of the circulatory system - ✔✔Transport
Other functions of the circulatory system - ✔✔Delivers oxygen and
nutrients to the tissues
Carries waste products from cellular metabolism to the kidneys and
other excretory organs
Circulates electrolytes and hormones
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,Transports various immune substances that contribute to the body's
defense mechanisms
True or false
The circulatory system helps regulate temperature - ✔✔True
Pulmonary circulation - ✔✔Moves blood through the lungs and creates
a link with the gas exchange function of the respiratory system
Systemic circulation - ✔✔Supplies all the other tissues of the body
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,Central circulaiton - ✔✔Blood that is in the heart and pulmonary
circulation
Peripheral circulation - ✔✔Blood that is outside the central circulation
Similar characteristics of the pulmonary and systemic circulatory
systems - ✔✔Both have a pump, an arterial system, capillaries, and a
venous system
Function of arteries and arterioles in the pulmonary and systemic
circulatory systems - ✔✔Function as distribution system to move blood
to the tissues
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, Function of capillaries in the pulmonary and systemic circulatory
systems - ✔✔Serve as an exchange system where transfer of gases,
nutrients, and wastes takes place
Function of venules and veins in pulmonary and systemic circulatory
systems - ✔✔Serve as collection and storage vessels that return blood
to the heart
Components of pulmonary circulation - ✔✔Right heart
Pulmonary artery
Capillaries
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