Anatomy-Cardiovascular System Characteristics & Functions of the Cardiovascular System

Anatomy-Cardiovascular System Introduction Write what you know about the cardiovascular system. Try to guess the path the blood takes as it travels through the body.

Anatomy-Cardiovascular System Objectives Students will be able to: Define terms relative to the cardiovascular system. Describe the basic characteristics & functions of the cardiovascular system.

Anatomy-Cardiovascular System Terminology Heart Vascular Vessels that circulate blood Oxygenated High oxygen level Deoxygenated Low oxygen level

Anatomy-Cardiovascular System Circulatory System Circulates blood through the body Closed system Heart & blood vessels

Anatomy-Cardiovascular System Heart Chambered muscular organ Pumps blood throughout the body Receives deoxygenated blood through veins Pumps oxygenated blood through arteries

Anatomy-Cardiovascular System Heart

Anatomy-Cardiovascular System Blood Flow

Anatomy-Cardiovascular System Blood Vessels Elastic tubes Carry blood Arteries Arterioles Capillaries Venules Veins Arteries Veins

Anatomy-Cardiovascular System Arteries Muscular, thick, elastic blood vessels Carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to body cells, tissue & organs Except for pulmonary artery artery

Anatomy-Cardiovascular System Arterioles Small terminal branches of arteries Connect arteries to capillaries arteriole artery

Anatomy-Cardiovascular System Capillaries Very small blood vessels Connect arterioles to venules arteriole artery capillary

Anatomy-Cardiovascular System Venules Small veins Connect capillaries to larger veins venule arteriole artery capillary

Anatomy-Cardiovascular System Veins Thin walled blood vessels Carry deoxygenated blood to the heart from body cells, tissue & organs Except for pulmonary vein venule arteriole artery vein capillary

Anatomy-Cardiovascular System Write 3 Things You Learned