Cardiovascular Flashcards
1
Q
Aorta (aort/o)
A
Largest artery in the body
2
Q
Lung Capillaries
A
Tiny blood vessels surrounding lung tissue through which gases pass into and out of the body
3
Q
Arteries (arteri/o)
A
Blood vessels carry blood away from the heart
4
Q
Venules (venul/o)
A
Small veins
5
Q
Veins (ven/o)
A
Blood vessels that carry blood to the heart from body tissues
6
Q
Pulmonary circulation
A
Passage of blood from the heart to the lungs back to the heart
7
Q
Systemic circulation
A
Passage of blood from the heart to the body to the body tissues and back
8
Q
Tissue capillaries
A
Tiny blood vessels that lie near cells and through whose walls gases food and wastes can pass
9
Q
Heart (cardi/o)
A
Hollow muscular organ that pumps blood all over the body
10
Q
Phleb/o
A
Vein
11
Q
Coron/o
A
Heart
12
Q
Angi/o
A
Vessel
13
Q
Venul/o
A
Small vein
14
Q
Phleb/o
A
Vein
15
Q
Coron/o
A
Heart
