BIO-202: Human Anatomy and Physiology II Week 3.
- What is the cardiovascular system made up of?
the blood vessels and the heart - What are the names of the heart’s two receiving chambers?
atria - What are the heart’s two disbursing chambers?
ventricles - What sort of blood is pumped by the left side of the heart?
oxygenated blood - What sort of blood is pumped by the right side of the heart?
Deoxygenated blood - What circuit transports all of the deoxygenated blood from the heart’s right ventricle to the lungs?
pulmonary circuit - What circuit transports all of the oxygenated blood from the left atrium to the left ventricle and out of the body?
systemic circuit - Where does all gas exchange take place?
capillaries - What exactly are capillaries?
Capillaries are tiny blood vessels that help connect your arteries and veins in addition to facilitating exchange of oxygen and nutrients for carbon dioxide and waste
BIO-202: Human Anatomy and Physiology II Week 3.