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The Heart - Coggle Diagram
The Heart
Blood
Plasma
Straw Coloured Liquid
Transports Cells, Blood and Nuitrients
Red Blood Cells
Large Surface Area
Carries Oxygen
White Blood Cells
Larger than RB Cells
Defence against Microbes
Platelets
Small Fragments
Prevents Blood clotting
Blood Vessels
Arteries
Carry Blood away from the Heart
Carry in High Pressure
Veins
Thin walls for Low Blood Pressure
Prevents backflow of Blood
Empties Blood in the Vena Cava
Capillaries
Permeable One-cell-thick Walls
Allows for exchange of Materials
Heart Chambers
Atria
Thin Walls
Receive Blood from the Lungs
Ventricles
Thick Walls
Pump Blood to the Lungs
Heart Valves
Atrioventricular
Between the Atria and Ventricles
Prevents backflow of blood into Atria
Semilunar
At the base of Aorta and Pulmonary Artery
Prevents backflow of blood into Ventricles
Entering and Leaving the Heart
Aorta
Carries Oxygenated Blood from the Left Ventricle
Pulmonary Artery
Carries Deoxygenated Blood from the Right Ventricle
Vena Cava
Brings Deoxygenated Blood to the Right Atrium
Pulmonary Vein
Brings Oxygenated Blood to the Left Atrium