Circulatory Sustem Flashcards

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Septum

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This is the wall in the heart that supersets the chambers

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Left ventricle

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The strongest chamber that pumps oxygenated blood into the entire body

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Pulmonary arteries

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These blood vessels bring deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs

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Right ventricle

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This chamber of the heart pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs

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Aorta

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The largest artery in the body

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Superior vena cava

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This blood vessel brings deoxygenated blood from the upper body back to the heart

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Right atrium

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This is the upper chamber that receives deoxygenated blood from the body to the right ventricle

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Inferior vena cava

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This blood vessel brings deoxygenated blood from the lower body back to the heart

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Pulmonary veins

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These blood vessels brings oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the heart

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Left atrium

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This is an upper chamber that pumps oxygenated blood into the left ventricle

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Arteries

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All blood vessels that bring blood away from the heart

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Veins

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All blood vessels that bring blood back to the heart

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Capillaries

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All blood vessels where nutrient and gas exchange takes place

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Systole

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This is the pressure of the blood vessels during the contraction of the heart

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Diastole

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This is the pressure of the blood vessels during the relaxation of the heart

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ECG

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This is the proper readout of the electrical activity of the heart