Circulatory Flashcards

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1
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Circuit in the body, Carrie’s oxygen rich blood from the left ventricle through body and back to right atrium

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Systematic circulation

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2
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Oxygen poor blood from right ventricle through lungs to left atrium

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Pulmonary circulation

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3
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Specialized muscle tissue

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Cardiac muscle or myocardium

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4
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Biggest artery

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Aorta

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5
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Supply heart with oxygenated bloody

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Coronary arteries

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6
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Brings deoxygenated blood to heart

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Superior and inferior venae cavae

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7
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Brings oxygenated blood to left atrium

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Pulmonary veins

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8
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Amount of blood moved in one beat

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Stroke volume

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9
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Amount of blood in 1 min

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Cardiac output

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10
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Carries blood from the heart

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Arteries

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11
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Artery Carrie’s deoxygenated blood to the lungs

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Pulmonary artery

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12
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Smallest branch of an artery

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Artérioles

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13
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Upper portion of neck

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Carotid artery

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14
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Groin artery

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Femoral artery

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15
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At the wrist at the base of the thumb

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Radial artery

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16
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On the medial aspect of the arm, between elbow and shoulder

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Brachial

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17
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Posterior to the medial malléoles

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Tibial artery

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18
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On top of foot

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Dorsal artery

19
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Contact between blood and the cells of the tissues

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Capillary vessels

20
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Carey blood to heart

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Veins

21
Q

Returns blood from head neck shoulders and upper extremities

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Superior vena cava

22
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Carries blood from abdomen pelvis and lower extremities

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Inferior vena cava

23
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How dilated or constricted blood vessels are

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Systemic vascular resistance

24
Q

Constricted blood vessel

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Decreased size of container increased pressure

25
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Balance of size and pressure

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Normal diameter

26
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Increased size of container decreased pressure

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Dilated blood vessel

27
Q

Force of circulating blood against walls of arteries

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Blood pressure

28
Q

Left ventricle contracts pumping blood into aorta

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Systole

29
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When ventricle is relaxed and refilling with blood

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Diastole

30
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Difference of systolic and diastolic

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Pulse Pressure

31
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Amount of blood returning to heart

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Preload

32
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Pressure to be overcome when left ventricle contracts

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Afterload

33
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Average adult blood amount

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6L

34
Q

Circulation of blood in an organ or tissue

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Perfusion

35
Q

Circulatory stark fails to provide sufficient circulation to maintain normal cellular function

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Hypo perfusion aka shock

36
Q

Heart rate x stroke volume

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Cardiac output

37
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Cardiac output x peripheral vascular resistance

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Mean/ average bp

38
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Describe how blood flows

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Left ventricle to aorta to body and artérioles to capillaries where cellular diffusion occurs to veinulas then veins back to right atrium to right ventricle that pumps blood lungs via pulmonary arteries then oxygenated blood goes to left atrium to left ventricle

39
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Cause constriction of blood vessels

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Alpha receptors

40
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Cause increase in the force of contraction of the heart an increased heart rate and bronchial dilation

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Beta receptors

41
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Constricts blood vessels skin becomes cool calm and clammy

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Alpha 1

42
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Increased heart rate and increased force of heart contraction

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Beta 1

43
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Bronchodilation

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Beta 2

44
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Decreased heart rate decreased force contraction

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Muscarinic