chapter 20&21 test Flashcards
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Arteries
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Strong elastic vessels that carry blood AWAY from the heart
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the cardiovascular system
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its function is to provide oxygen & nutrients to tissue & remove wastes
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Arterioles
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Thinner versions of arteries that join arteries & capillaries
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Capillaries
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- Smallest blood vessel that connect arterioles to venules
- Gases, nutrients, and metabolic byproducts are exchanged between the blood in the capillaries, through their semipermeable walls & tissue fluid surrounding the body cells
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Venules
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Connect capillaries to veins
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Veins
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Carry low blood pressure from venules BACK to heart.
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Blood Pressure
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- The force exerted by the blood against the inner walls of the blood
- Refers to the arterial pressure in carious branches of the aorta
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Systolic BP
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Maximum pressure
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Diastolic
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Lowest pressure
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Pulmonary Circuit
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Carries blood from the right ventricle to the lungs & back to the left atrium
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Systemic Circuit
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Includes the aorta & it’s branches that lead from the ❤️ to the body cells & back to the ❤️
