Cardiovascular System Flashcards
1
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Tricuspid valve
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Valve between the right atrium and right ventricle
2
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Bicuspid valve
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Valve between the left atrium and left ventricle
3
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Pulmonary valve
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Valve between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery
4
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Semilunar valve
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Collective term for aortic and pulmonary valves
5
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Aorta valve
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Valve between the left ventricle and the aorta
6
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arteries
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Transport blood AWAY from heart
- Thick outer wall
- thick inner layer of muscle and elastic fibres
- narrow central tube (lumen)
7
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Veins
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Transport blood BACK to the heart •Thin outer wall • thin inner layer of muscle and elastic fibre • wide central (lumen) •low blood pressure
8
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Capillaries
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Carry bloody TO and FROM. The body’s cell
• only lumen
9
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Pulmonary system
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Transports blood from lungs to heart
10
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Systemic system
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Transports blood between heart and rest of body/organs
11
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Three functions for the cardiovascular system
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- Transport of oxygen and CO2 nutrients lactic acid
- Controls body temperature
- Protection of white blood cells and red blood cells
