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Circulatoey System Flashcards

1
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Endocardium

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Smooth layer of cells that lines inside of blood vessels

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2
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Myocardium

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Muscular middle layer of tissue around the heart

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3
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Pericardium

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Double layered membrane covers outside of the heart

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Septum

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Muscular wall-> separates heart into a right and left side

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Right atrium

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Gets blood as it returns from the body cells

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Right ventricle

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Gets blood from right atrium and pumps blood into the pulmonary artery

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Pulmonary artery

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Carries blood to lungs from oxygen

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Left atrium

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Receives oxygenates blood from lungs

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Left ventricle

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Gets blood from left atrium and pumps blood into aorta for transport to the body cells

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Tricuspid valve

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Closes when right ventricle contracts, allowing blood to flow to lungs, preventing blood from flowing back into right atrium

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Pulmonary valve

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Is between right ventricle and pulmonary artery

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Mitral valve

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Between left atrium and left ventricle. Prevent blood from flowing back into the left atrium

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Aortic valve

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Between left ventricle and aorta. Largest. Prevents blood from going back to left ventricle

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Diastole

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Period of rest flowing by systole

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15
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Systole

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Period of ventricular contraction

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Areythrmias

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Abnormal heart rhythms

17
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Arteries

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Carry blood away from heart

18
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Capillaries

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Have thin walls that contain one layer of cells

19
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Veins

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Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart

20
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Plasm

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90% water. In blood

21
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Erythrocytes

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Red blood cells. Produced in red bone marrow

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Leukocytes

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White blood cells

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Thrombocytes AKA platelets

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Piece of cell

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Anemia

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Blood doesn’t have enough healthy RBC

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Aneurysm

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Weakened area in an artery

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Atherosclerosis

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Build up of fats, cholesterol, and other substances in and on the artery walls

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Arteriosclerosis

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Thickening ig arterial walls

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CHF

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Heart muscles do not beat adequately to supply the blood needs of the body

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Embolus

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Foreign substance circulating the blood stream. Blockage of blood vessels occurs

30
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Hemophilia

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Inherited disease. Mostly in males, very rarely women. Blood doesn’t clot normally

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Hypertension

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High blood pressure

32
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Leukemia

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Disease of cone marrow or lymph tissue

33
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Myocardium infarction

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Heart attacks. Supply to heart is cut off

34
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Phlebitis

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Information of a vein

35
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Varicose veins

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Swollen veins with lost elasticity and cause stasis, or decreased blood flow

HP (health Professions) (6 decks)

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