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Circulatory system - Coggle Diagram
Circulatory system
Valves
Tricuspid valve
Mitral valve
Pulmonary valve
Aortic valve
Blood components
Plasma: transport of everything
Red blood cells: carry oxygen
Platelets: clotting
White blood cells: defense
Functions
Transports oxygen and nutrients
Gets rid of waste products
Arrives disease-fighting materials
Blood vessels circulate blood
Arteries- carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the body
Capillaries- where the exchange of important substances and wastes occurs through diffusion
Veins-carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart
Diseases
Atherosclerosis
Heart attack
Stroke
Chambers
Right atrium and left atrium
Right ventricle and left ventricle
The heart pumps oxygenated blood
pump deoxygenated blood to the lungs.
Right side: pumps deoxygenated blood
Left side: pumps oxygenated blood
The contraction of the heart is called systole
The relaxation of the heart is diastole.
Pulse- contract and relax
Blood pressures- measure of how much pressure is exerted