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IPHY 3410 - Exam 3 > Cardiovascular system > Flashcards

Cardiovascular system Flashcards

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Cardiovascular system function (1)

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Transport nutrients and metabolic waste VIA the blood

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Cardiovascular system function (2)

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Transport oxygen and carbon dioxide VIA the blood

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Cardiovascular system function (3)

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Transport hormones VIA the blood

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Cardiovascular system function (4)

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Transport heat VIA the blood

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Pulmonary circuit

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Delivers blood TO and FROM lungs for external respiration

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Systemic circuit

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Delivers blood TO and FROM rest of the body for internal respiration

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Capillary beds

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Where exchange takes place

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Artery

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Delivers blood FROM the heart BACK to capillary beds

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Do arteries carry oxygenated blood?

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Most arteries, not all

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Veins

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Deliver blood from capillary beds to new location

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11
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Where do most veins take blood back to?

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Heart

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12
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Where do portal veins take blood?

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To another capillary bed

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13
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What is the heart?

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A muscular pump that circulates blood

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14
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What surrounds the heart?

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Pericardial cavity in the mediastinum

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15
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What are the layers of the pericardium? (superficial to deep)

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Fibrous pericardium (outer), parietal layer of serous pericardium, pericardial cavity (contains fluid), visceral layer of serous pericardium

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16
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Cardiac tamponade

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Compression of the heart due to excess fluid in pericardial cavity

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What are the layers of the heart’s wall? (outer to inner)

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Epicardium, myocardium, endocardium

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Epicardium

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Visceral layer of serous pericardium (peri = perimeter/surrounds entire heart)

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Myocardium

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Cardiac muscle layer (thickest/in the middle)

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Endocardium

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Has simple squamous epithelium and lines inner heart (including valves)

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21
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Atria

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Receives blood from veins

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Atrium

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Hall/pathway that connects places

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23
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Where does the right atrium receive deoxygenated blood from?

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From inferior/superior vena cava and the coronary sinus

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Where does the left atrium receive oxygenated blood from?

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Pulmonary veins (two from right lung and two from left lung)

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Ventricles

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Eject blood from the heart

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26
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Where does the right ventricle pump deoxygenated blood to?

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Pulmonary trunk and then pulmonary arteries

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27
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Where does the left ventricle pump oxygenated blood to?

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Aorta (coronary arteries are branches of aorta) that supply blood to heart tissues

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Heart valves

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Prevent back flow of blood

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29
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Atrioventricular valves (AV valves)

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Between atrium and ventricle

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Tricuspid valves (R AV valves)

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Between right atrium and ventricle

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Bicuspid valves (mitral, L AV valve)

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Between left atrium and ventricle

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32
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What hold valves in place?

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Chordae tendineae which are anchored to papillary muscles

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33
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What do papillary muscles help with?

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Preventing eversion (prolapse or leaking)

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34
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Semilunar valves (SL valves)

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Between great arteries and ventricles

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35
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Aortic SL valve

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Between left ventricle and aorta

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36
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Pulmonary SL valve

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Between right ventricle and pulmonary trunk

37
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What does the first heart sound “lub” mean?

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Closing of both AV valves (WHEN LEFT AND RIGHT VENTRICLES BEGIN CONTRACTING)

38
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What does the second heart sound “dup” mean?

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Closing of both SL valves (WHEN LEFT AND RIGHT VENTRICLES BEGIN RELAXING)

39
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How does the conducting system relate to intrinsic rhythm?

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Has specialized cardiac muscle cells which initiate electrical signal to the heart chamber to contract

40
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How does the signal to the heart chambers spread from one cardiac muscle cell to another?

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Gap junctions

41
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What is the sequence of conduction?

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Sinoatrial node, atrioventricular node, bundle of His, bundle branches, purkinje fibers

42
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Sinoatrial node (SA node)

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Pacemaker that has the fastest spontaneous fire

43
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Purkinje fibers

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Subendocardial conducting network (runs up walls of heart)

44
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Heart block

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Damage to AV node or bundle of His (only path from atria to ventricles)

45
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What happens during heart block?

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Signal never reaches ventricles, they still beat but at a slower pace

46
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What is the solution for heart block?

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Artificial pacemaker restores normal function

47
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Is blood a type of connective tissue?

48
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What are the components of blood?

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Plasma, erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets

49
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Plasma

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Fluid with dissolved nutrients, etc.

50
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Erythrocytes

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Red blood cells that carry oxygen

51
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Leukocytes

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White blood cells that act as immune cells

52
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Platelets

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Cell fragments for clot formation

53
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What are in blood vessels?

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Capillary, artery, vein

54
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Capillary

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Allows diffusion between blood and tissues

55
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Artery

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Carries blood away from heart

56
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Vein

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Carries blood away from capillary beds and back to heart eventually

57
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What is the general structure of the blood vessel wall?

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Tunica intima, tunica media, tunica externa

58
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Tunica intima

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Has endothelium (simple squamous epithelium)

59
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Tunica media

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Has smooth muscle, collagen, elastin, circularly arranged

60
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Tunica externa

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Has collagen, elastin, longitudinally arranged

61
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How is the artery structure compared to veins and capillaries?

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Subject to higher pressure, thick walls (high elastin), and more elastic

62
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Elastic arteries

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Largest arteries (1cm to 1inch), thick wall, very elastic for smoothing out pressure fluctuations

63
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Muscular arteries

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Most named arteries, (0.3mm to 1cm), thickest tunica media relative to vessel diameter, regulate bp and distribution

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Arterioles

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Smallest arteries (0.01 to 0.3mm), regulate bp and distribution

65
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What does the capillary structure do?

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Facilitate diffusion

66
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What tunica do capillaries have?

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Tunica intima (mostly endothelium), very thin wall

67
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What are the size of capillaries and what are some other characteristics?

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<0.01mm wide, all blood in capillary is close to the wall, large surface area

68
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Capillary beds (when tissue is active)

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Arterioles dilate, blood flows into capillaries, exchange occurs

69
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Capillary beds (when tissue is not active)

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Arterioles constrict, shuts off blood flow and exchange

70
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Which capillary beds use precapillary sphincters and what for?

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Mesenteric capillary beds use them to control blood flow into capillaries

71
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What are the types of capillary beds?

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Continuous capillaries, fenestrated capillaries, sinusoid capillaries

72
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Continuous capillaries (in brain)

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Completely sealed by tight junctions, all molecules must go across membrane of endothelial cell, least leaky (blood brain barrier)

73
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Continuous capillaries (in most organs)

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Not completely sealed by tight junctions (somewhat leaky), small molecules can pass through intercellular clefts

74
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Fenestrated capillaries

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Have fenestrations (holes thru endothelial cells), allows more rapid exchange of small molecules, (INCLUDE kidney, endocrine glands, intestines, synovial membranes)

75
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Sinusoid capillaries

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Have fenestrations, very few tight junctions, allows exchange of proteins and cells (fluidy), (INCLUDES liver, lymphoid organs like spleen and red bone marrow)

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Vein structure (1)

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VERY low pressure system

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Vein structure (2)

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Thinner walls than arteries, less smooth muscle/elastin, collapsible

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Vein structure (3)

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Larger lumen than arteries, blood reservoir, ~65% of total body blood

79
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Vein structure (4)

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Have valves to prevent back flow of blood

80
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What are the types of veins?

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Venules, veins, portal veins

81
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Venules (small veins)

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Receive blood from capillaries

82
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Veins (other than venules)

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Receive blood from venules

83
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Portal veins

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Deliver blood from capillary bed to capillary bed (middle man of circulation/exchange)

84
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What is an example of a portal vein?

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Hepatic portal vein

85
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Mechanism for enhancing venous return (1)

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Return of blood to the right side of the heart

86
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Mechanism for enhancing venous return (2)

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Return is slow because of low pressure

87
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Mechanism for enhancing venous return (3)

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Needs a way to enhance blood return to heart

88
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Example of speeding of venous return

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Skeletal muscle pump allows for the pressure to change (and valves) which drives blood back to heart

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