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Circulatory System Flashcards

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1
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Pumps blood throughout the body

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Heart

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Carries blood throughout the body

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Blood vessels

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Container of blood

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Vessel

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Carries material throughout the body

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Blood

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Cardio means

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Heart

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6
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Network of blood vessels

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Vascular

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Carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the cells, tissues and organs of the body

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Ateries

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Carry deoxygenated blood to the heart

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Veins

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Movement of blood throughout the body caused by the pumping action of the heart.

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Circulation

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Movement of blood from the heart, to the lungs, back to the lungs and heart.

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Pulmonary circulation

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Movement of blood from the heart to the rest of the body excluding the lungs

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Systemic circulation

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12
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Movement of blood throughout the tissues of the heart

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Coronary circulation

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Hollow coned shaped muscular organ weighing less than a pound.

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Heart

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Receiving chamber

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Atria

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15
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Pumping chamber

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Ventricles

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Fluid body tissues containing blood cells or corpuscles

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Blood

17
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Prevent blood from flowing backwards

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Valves

18
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Upper Chambers

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Atria

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Lower chamber

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Ventricles

20
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Brings deoxygenated blood from the upper part of the body

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Superior vena cava

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Brings deoxygenated blood from the lower body

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Inferior vena cava

22
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Occurs when the valves don’t function properly, blood leaks backward and pools in veins

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Varicose veins

23
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Smallest blood vessel

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Capillaries

24
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Three Major Parts of Circulatory System

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• Heart
• Blood
•Blood Vessel

25
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Three Kinds Of Blood vessels

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• Arteries
• Veins
• Capillaries

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Types of Circulation

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• Pulmonary Circulation
• Systemic Circulation
• Coronary Circulation

27
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Four Valves Of The Heart

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• Tricuspid Valve
• Mitral Valve
• Pulmonary Valve
• Aortic Valve

28
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Four Heart Chamber

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• Left atrium
• Left Ventricle
• Right Atrium
• Right Ventricle

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