Chapter 23 - Circulatory System

" Even in Kansas, the Republicans would not give the Tin Man a heart "

Circulatory System

          Arteries

          Capillaries

          Veins

Pulmonary system

Systemic system

Plasma

Erythrocytes - RBC

          Hemoglobin

Leukocytes - WBC

          Macrophage

Platelet

Coronary arteries

Heart rate

Cardiac output

Cardiovascular disease

Blood pressure   120/80

          Hypertension

          Systolic pressure   120

          Diastolic pressure   80

Lymphatic system

          Interstitial fluid



PATHWAY OF BLOOD THROUGH THE HEART


Large Veins from Body --> Right Atrium --> Right Ventricle --> Pulmonary Artery (Only Artery with Deoxygenated Blood) --> Lungs --> Pulmonary Veins (Only Veins with Oxygenated Blood) --> Left Atrium --> Left Ventricle --> Aorta to Body.




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