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Ch. 23 Circulation Flashcards

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Circulatory System

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The organ system that transports materials such as nutrients, O2, and hormones to body cells and transports CO2 and other wastes from body cells

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Capillaries

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A microscopic blood vessel that conveys blood between an artery and a vein or between an arteriole and venule; enables the exchange of nutrients and dissolved gases between the blood and interstitial fluid
- enables diffusion via intricate network

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What is the function of the circulatory system?

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Transport O2 and nutrients

Convey metabolic wastes to waste disposal organs (lungs, kidney)

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What is the circulatory system’s 2 key roles in homeostasis?

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1) Exchanged molecules cia interstitial fluid -> control makeup of environment cell lives in
2) Control makeup of blood by continuously moving it through organs

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Blood

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A type of connective tissue w/ a fluid matrix called plasma which blood cells are suspended

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What are the 2 basic types of circulatory system?

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  1. Open Circulatory System

2. Closed Circulatory System (Cardiovascular System)

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Open Circulatory System

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A circulatory system in which blood is pumped through open ended vessels and out among the body cells.

  • blood and interstitial fluid are one and the same
  • invertebrate (mollusks + arthropods)
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Closed Circulatory System (Cardiovascular System)

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A closed circulatory system w/ a heart and branching network of arteries, veins, and capillaries

  • blood is confined to blood vessels
  • interstitial fluid is separate
  • vertebrates
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What are the 3 kinds of blood vessels?

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Arteries, veins, capillaries

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Arteries

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A vessel that carries blood away from the heart to other parts of the body

  • O2 rich
  • branch/subdivide for more surface area to reach more cells
  • arteriole
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Veins

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A vessel that returns blood to the heart

  • O2 depleted and wastes
  • converge (get bigger) closer to heart
  • veiniole
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Capillaries

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A vessel that conveys blood b/w arteries and veins

  • sit of exchange b/w blood and cells (diffusion)
  • small and thin (single file blood cells for maximized diffusion)
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What are the 2 chambers of the heart?

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Atrium and Ventricle

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Atrium

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A heart chamber that receives blood via veins

- thin walled

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Ventricle

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A heart chamber that pumps blood out of heart

- thick walled

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Arterioles

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A vessel that conveys blood b/w an artery and capillary bed

- smallest division of artery

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Capillary beds

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Network of capillaries that infiltrate every organ and tissue in the body

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Venules

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A vessel that conveys blood b/w a capillary bed and a vein

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What are the 2 blood circuits of vertebrates?

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  1. Pulmonary Circuit

2. Systemic Circuit

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Pulmonary Circuit

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Consists of all blood vessels that carry the blood from the heart to the lungs and back
- dumps off CO2, reloads O2

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Systemic Circuit

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All blood vessels that carry the blood from the heart to the body and back
- delivers oxygen and materials to all cells

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What is the trip of blood in the cardiovascular system?

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1) Right ventricle pumps blood to lungs
2) Pulmonary arteries
3) Blood in lungs unloads CO2, load O2 and flow to left atriumn via pulmonary veins
4) O2 flows into left atrium
5) O2 flows to left ventricle
6) Aorta
7) Upper body
8) Abdominal organs and lower body
9) Superior Vena Cava
10) Inferior Vena Cava
11) Venae cavae to right atrium to right ventricle

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Pulmonary Arteries

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A large blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to a lung
- only artery with deoxygenated blood

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Pulmonary Vein

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A blood vessel that conveys blood from a lung to the heart

- oxygenated blood

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Aorta

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An artery that conveys blood directly from the heart to other arteries
- biggest

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Superior Vena Cava

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A large vein that returns O2 poor blood to the heart from the upper body and head

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Inferior Vena Cava

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A large vein that returns O2 poor blood to the heart from the lower, or posterior, part of the body

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Cardiac Cycle

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The alternating contractions and relaxations of the heart

1) Diastole
2) Systole

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Diastole

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The stage of the heart cycle in which the heart muscle is relaxed, allowing the chambers to fill w/ blood

  • blood enters left and right atrium
  • valves b/w atria and ventricles are open -> blood flow
  • 0.4 sec
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Systole

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The contraction stage of the heart cycle, when the heart chambers actively pump blood

  • 0.1 sec atria fill w/ blood
  • 0.3 sec ventricle contract
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Cardiac Output

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The volume of blood per minute the left ventricle pumps into the aorta

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Pacemakers

SA (sinoatrial node)

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A specialized region of cardiac muscle that maintains the heart’s pumping rhythm (heartbeat) by setting the rate at which the heart contracts
- wall of the right atrium

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AV (atrioventricular) Node

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Relay point b/w right atrium and ventricle w/ delay of 0.1 sec for atria to contract/empty before ventricles contract

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Artificial Pacemaker

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Tiny electronic device surgically implanted near AV node

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Heart Attack

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Death of cardiac muscle cells and the resulting failures of the heart to deliver enough blood to the body

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Coronary Arteries

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The large blood vessel that conveys blood from the aorta to the tissues of the heart

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Blood Pressure

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The force that blood exerts against the walls of blood vessels

  • created by beating of heart
  • main force driving blood
  • depends on cardiac output and resistance to blood flow
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Pulse

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The rhythmic stretching of the arteries caused by the pressure of blood forced thru the arteries by contractions of the ventricles during systole

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What is the typical blood pressure?

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110 - 140 / 70 - 90

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Low Blood Pressure

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Person w/ systolic blood pressure below 100 mm Hg

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What is blood pressure measured with?

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Sphygmomanometer and stethoscope

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Hypertension

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Abnormally high blood pressure; a persistent blood pressure of 140/90 or higher

  • caused by reduced flexibility or partial blockage of arteries
  • contribute to heart muscle wear out and arterial blockage
  • controlled by diet, exercise, medication
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What percent of body capillaries have blood flowing thru them?

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5 - 10 %

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What are 2 mechanisms that control distribution of blood to capillaries?

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Depend on smooth muscle tissue.

  • contraction/relaxation fo smooth muscle layer of arteriole wall
  • sphincters relaxed/contracted
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Plasma

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The liquid matrix of the blood in which the blood cells are suspended

  • 90% water, 10% dissolved substances
  • proteins, mineral salts, organic nutrients, nitrogenous wastes, hormones, dissolved salts
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Platelets (thrombocytes)

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A piece of membrane-enclosed cytoplasm from a large cell in the bone marrow of a mammal; a blood clotting element

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Red Blood Cells (erythrocytes)

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A blood cell containing hemoglobin, which transports O2

  • 25 trillion
  • lack nuclei and mitochondria
  • biconcave disk w/ surface area for gas exchange
  • formed in bone marrow
  • 3 to 4 months circulation
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What hormone stimulates the production of red blood cells in bone marrow?

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Erythropoietin

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Anemia

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A condition in which an abnormally low amount of hemoglobin or a low # of red blood cells results in the body cells not receiving enough oxygen
- excessive blood loss, vitamin/mineral deficiencies, bone marrow cancer

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White Blood Cells (leukocytes)

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A blood cell that functions in defending the body against infections and cancer cells

  • distinguished by staining properties and shape of nuclei
  • irregular size/shape, largest cell, live outside vessel, number varies
  • multi-nuclei
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Phagocytes

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A white blood cell that engulfs bacteria, foreign proteins, and the remains of dead body cells

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Fibrinogen

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The plasma protein that is activated to form a blot when a blood vessel is injured

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Fibrin

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Activated form of the blood clotting protein fibrinogen which aggravates into threads that form the fabric of a blood clot

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Stem Cells

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In the bone marrow, a type of cell that gives rise to all the types of blood cells

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Leukemia

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A type of cancer of the blood forming tissues, characterized by an excessive production of white blood cells and an abnormally high # of them in the blood; cancer of the bone marrow cells that produces leukocytes

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How do different organisms exchange nutrients?

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Unicellular use diffusion.
Simple multicellular use gastrovascular.
Complex multicellular use circulatory system.

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What are the parts of the circulatory system? All of which assist in maintaining homeostasis.

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  1. Muscular pump (heart)
  2. Fluid (blood)
  3. Transport tubes (blood vessels)
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What is the structure of an artery wall?

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3 layers…

1) Epithelium - innermost layer, smooth
2) Smooth muscle - thickest layer, elastic
3) Connective tissue - outermost, support

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What is the structure of vein walls?

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Same 3 walls as artery wall but smooth muscle is thinner

- valves

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What is the structure of capillaries?

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1 cell layer of epithelium

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How is blood allowed to go back up veins?

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Muscle contractions and activity.

- muscle pushes blood up and when relaxed, blood doesn’t flow back due to veins

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What are the main arteries?

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1) Aorta
2) Carotid
3) Coronary
4) Pulmonary

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Carotid

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Artery located on neck and carries blood to the brain

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Coronary

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Artery that is located on top of heart and provides blood to the heart.

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What are the major veins?

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1) Pulmonary
2) Jugular
3) Superior + Inferior Vena Cava
- Portal

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Jugular

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Blood high in waste (de-O2) from brain to heart

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Portal

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Carries blood from small intestine (w/ nutrients) to liver and branches/subdivides then to the heart

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Heart

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Muscular pump that drives blood circulation.

  • located in thoracic cavity
  • endocardium, myocardium, pericardium
  • cardiac septum w/ 4 chambers
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What is the structure of the heart?

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  1. Endocardium - inner, thinnest, smooth
  2. Myocardium - middle and thick
  3. Pericardium - outermost
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Right atrium

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Receives blood from body

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Right ventricle

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Blood from right atrium to pulmonary artery

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Left atrium

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Receives blood from the lungs

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Left ventricle

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Thickest chamber and pumps blood to aorta

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What are the 4 heart valves?

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1) Tricuspid / Right Atrioventricular
2) Pulmonary Semilunar
3) Mitrovalve / Bicuspid Valve / Left Ventricular Valve
4) Aortic Semilunar

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What is “lubb dupp”?

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Sound of blood against valves

  • lubb = contraction of ventricles
  • dupp = discharge of blood against semi-lunar valves
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What are the 2 elements of blood?

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Plasma (liquid element) 55%

Corpuscles (blood cells) 45%

77
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What are the five varieties of leukocytes (WBC)?

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Basophils
Nuetrophils
Monocytes
Esinophil
Lymphocytes

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