CIRCULATORY SYSTEM Flashcards
consists of a network of vessels that circulates blood throughout the body, motored by the action of the heart.
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
the LARGEST VEIN of the body
INFERIOR VENA CAVA
it carries DEOXYGENATED back from the LOWER PART OF THE BODY to the RIGHT ATRIUM of the heart. This blood is carrying CARBON DIOXIDE.
INFERIOR VENA CAVA
ABOVE THE HEART and carries de-oxygenated blood from the HEAD & ARMS to the RIGHT ATRIUM of the heart.
SUPERIOR VENA CAVA
FLOW OF BLOOD IN PULMONARY CIRCULATION
lower part of the body - inferior vena cava - right atrium
head & arms - superior vena cava - right atrium
right atrium - tricuspid valve - right ventricle - pulmonary valve & pulmonary artery - lungs - exchange deoxy to oxy - pulmonary veins - left atrium - mitral valve - left ventricle - aortic valve - aorta
where does the blood exchanges the carbon dioxide it is carrying for oxygen
IN THE LUNGS
LARGEST ARTERY of the body
AORTA
curves in an inverted ‘U’ shape making an arch, and then descends downward.
AORTA
supplies blood to the RIGHT ARM and UPPER TORSO
RIGHT & LEFT SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY
supplies blood to the HEAD & NECK
RIGHT & LEFT COMMON CAROTID ARTERY
divides ng right subclavian artery and the right common carotid artery
BRACHIOCEPHALIC ARTERY (innominate artery)
means it is located below the clavicle… or collarbone
SUBCLAVIAN
The _________ leads DOWNWARD through the DIAPHRAGM and CHEST…and into the ABDOMEN.
DESCENDING AORTIC ARTERY
About 1/5 to 1/3 of the blood passes through the ______ into the KIDNEY.
RENAL ARTERY
The ______ is a FILTER, and takes some water and waste products OUT OF THE BLOOD. It excrete the waste products and water out of the body as URINE.
KIDNEY
the SPLIT of the descending aortic artery
AORTIC BIFURCATION
two branches of descending aortic artery
ILIAC ARTERIES
supplies blood to the LEFT PELVIS & LEG
LEFT ILIAC ARTERY
supplies blood to the RIGHT PELVIS & LEG
RIGHT ILIAC ARTERY
The iliac artery continues down into the leg as the _______ and its branches.
FEMORAL ARTERY
are ELASTIC TUBES that carry blood in PULSATING WAVES.
ARTERIES
The PEAK PRESSURE occurs during the heart’s contraction, and is called
SYSTOLIC PRESSURE
The MINIMUM PRESSURE occurs between contractions when the heart expands and refills, and is called
DIASTOLIC PRESSURE
side of forehead
TEMPORAL