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Chapter 11: Structure and Function of the cardiovascular System Flashcards

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angi/o

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blood vessel

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aort/o

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aorta

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arteri/o, arter/o

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artery

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atri/o

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atrium

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cardi/o

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heart

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hemangi/o

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blood vessel

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pericardi/o

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pericardium

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phleb/o

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vein

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sphygm/o

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pulse

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ven/o

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vein

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vas/o

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blood vessel

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thromb/o

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blood clot

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the _____ _____ is the body’s delivery service.

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cardiovascular system

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the _____ pumps _____ through the tubular passages through which blood travels, or _____ _____, to all the cells of the body.

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heart; blood; blood vessels

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the protective sac is the _____.

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pericardium

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the pericardium consists of the visceral pericardium (inner layer), which is also called the _____ and is attached to the heart wall.

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epicardium

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the second layer is the _____, a thick layer of muscular tissue.

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myocardium

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the inner layer, the _____, forms a membranous lining for the chambers and valves of the heart.

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endocardium

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the _____ side of the hear pumps deoxygenated blood from the body to the lungs.

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right

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the _____ side of the hear pumps oxygenated blood from the lungs to the body.

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left

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blood flow in the heart is regulated by _____.

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valves

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blood is pumped throughout the body through a system of _____ and _____.

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arteries; veins

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the arteries have a ling called the ______, which secretes enzymes and other substances into the blood.

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endothelium

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the space within the arteries through which blood flows is called the ______.

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lumen

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the two _____ _____– the ____ ____ and the _____ _____ (also called the _____ _____) — control the flow of blood between the atria and ventricles

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atrioventricular valves; tricuspid valves

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