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Ch. 11 Cardiovascular system Flashcards

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1
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cardiovascular system

A

delivers oxygen and nutrients to cells of body tissue

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ateries

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vessels that lead away from heart

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arterioles

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smaller branches of arteries

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veins

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have thinner walls than arteries and move deoxygenated blood toward the heart from the tissues

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venules

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small veins that carry waste filled blood back to the heart

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capilleries

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smallest vessels

point of exchange for oxygen and nutrients into body cells

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which blood vessel has a valve

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vein

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diastole

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relaxation

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systole

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contractions

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SA node

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pacemaker of the heart

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pacemaker

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origin of electrical impulse causing walls of the atria to contract and force blood into the ventricles

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AV node

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sends excitation wave to a bundle of specialized fibers

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blood pressure

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the force that blood exerts on arterial walls

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sphygmomanometer

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measures blood pressure

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hypertension

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high blood pressure

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aorta

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the largest artery in the body

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endocardium

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inner lining of the heart

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endothelium

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innermost lining of blood vessels

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murmur

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abnormal swishing sound caused by improper closure of heart valves

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pericardium

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double layered membrane surrounding the heart

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pulmonary artery

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artery carrying oxygen poor blood from the heart to the lungs

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pulmonary circulation

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flow of blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart

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pulse

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the beat of the heart as felt though the walls of the arteries

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septum

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wall dividing a cavity

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aort/o

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aorta

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arter/o

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artery

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arteri/o

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artery

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ather/o

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yellowish plaque

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atri/o

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atrium

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brachi/o

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arm

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cardi/o

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heart

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cholesterol/o

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cholesterol

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coron/o

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heart

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cyan/o

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blue

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phleb/o

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vein

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steth/o

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chest

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thromb/o

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clot

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valvul/o

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valve

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valv/o

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valve

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vas/o

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vessel

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vascul/o

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vessel

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ven/o

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vein

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ventricul/o

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ventricle

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myx/o

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mucus

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sphygm/o

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pulse

46
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-constriction

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narrowing

47
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-dilation

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widening

48
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-emia

A

blood condition

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