cardiovascular system Flashcards
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cardiovascular system
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permits blood to circulate
transports nutrients, oxygen, carbon dioxide, hormones, blood cells
assists in fighting disease, stabilize temperature and PH, maintain homeostasis
2
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arteries
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muscular tubes moving oxygenated blood from the heart
3
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aorta
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main artery in the body
4
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capillaries
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thin blood vessels between the arterioles and venules
5
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veins
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blood vessels carrying deoxygenated blood to the heart
6
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hypertension
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elevated blood in the arteries
7
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ischemia (stroke)
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inadequate blood supply to an organ or body part
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