Circulatory System Flashcards

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Circulatory (vascular) system

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Controls the circulation of blood and lymph through the body

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Cardiovascular or blood-vascular system

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Responsible for circulation of blood
Includes heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries

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Lymph - vascular or lymphatic system

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Responsible for circulation of lymph
Includes lymph nodes and lymphatic vessels

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The heart (circulatory system function)

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Encased in pericardium membrane
Contracts and relaxes to move blood
Consists of 4 chambers
Beats 60-100 times per minute

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5
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The heart consists of

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Pericardium
Right atrium
Left atrium
Right ventricle
Left ventricle

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The blood

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Circulates through the body as a sticky, salty fluid
Brings nourishment and oxygen to all body parts
Carries toxins and waste products to liver and kidneys to be elliminated

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The blood

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Circulates through the body as a sticky, salty fluid
Brings nourishment and oxygen to all body parts
Carries toxins and waste products to liver and kidneys to be elliminated

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8
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Average amount of blood in adults

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8-10 pints

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Red blood cells
(Erythrocytes or red corpuscles)

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Carry oxygen and contain hemoglobin
Oxygen poor deep scarlet red
Oxygen rich bright red

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White blood cells
(Leukocytes or white corpuscles)

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Fight bacteria and other foreign substances

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Blood platelets
(Thrombocytes)

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Responsible for clotting blood

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12
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Plasma

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Fluid part of blood
90% water
Carries red and white blood cells and blood platelets

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Arteries

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Tubular, elastic, thick walled
Carry blood from heart
Carry pure blood

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Arteries

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Tubular, elastic, thick walled
Carry blood from heart
Carry pure blood

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Veins

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Tubular, elastic, thin walled
Carry blood to heart
Carry impure blood
Valves prevent back flow
Closer to surface than arteries

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16
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Blood flow through the heart

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Systemic (general) circulation - to heart
Pulmonary circulation - to lungs
Systemic (general) circulation - back to heart and to body

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Arteries and veins of face head and neck

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Common carotid artery CCA - supplies blood to head face and neck
Internal carotid artery ICA - supplies blood to brain, eyes, forehead
Supraorbital - supplies blood to parts of forehead and eyes
Infraorbital - supplies blood to muscles of eye region
External carotid artery ECA - supplies blood to skin and muscles of head
Internal and external jugular vein IJV EJVreturns all blood from head, face, and neck, to the heart
Posterior auricular artery - supplies blood to sides and top of head
External maxillary artery - supplies blood to lower portion of the face

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Superficial temporal branches

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Branch of external co-write, branches into smaller arteries, supplies blood to sides and top of head
Frontal, forehead
Parietal, crown and sides
Middle temporal m blood to temples
Transverse, blood to Masseter muscle
Anterior auricular, blood to anterior part of ear

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External maxillary branches

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Breaks into smaller branches, supplies blood to lower portion of face, including mouth and nose
Submental, supplies blood to chin and lower lip
Inferior labia, supplies blood to lower lip
Superior Labuan supplies blood to Upper lip and septum

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Ulnar artery

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Supplies blood to little finger side of forearm and the smaller arteries of the hand

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Radial artery

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Supplies blood to thumb side of arm and hand

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Arteries and Blevins of lower leg and foot

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Popliteal artery, supplies blood to knee joint and muscles in thigh and calf
Anterior tibial artery, supplies blood just below knee and passes down between tibia and fibula, branches off into smaller arteries into skin and muscles of lower leg
Dorsal is pedis, supplies blood to upper surface of foot
Sap genius vein, transports blood from veins in foot to femoral artery
Femoral vein, transports blood to heart and lungs for oxygenation

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Lymph-vascular system (lymphatic system)

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Picks up and returns leaked tissue fluid and plasma proteins to the cardiovascular system
Transports nourishment from blood
Carries away product if metabolism and chemical change
Helps maintain fluid balance
Distribute white blood cells to help develop immunity

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Lymph

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Colorless liquid that travels through lymph vessels
Byproducts of plasma passing nourishment to capillaries and cells

25
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small vessels that take nutrients and oxygen from arteries to the cells

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Capillaries

26
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Veins carry blood from

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The capillaries to the heart

27
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The internal carotid artery supplies blood to

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The brain, eyes, and forehead

28
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Artery that supplies blood to the lower lip

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Inferior labial

29
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Blood vessels that carry impure blood

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Veins

30
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Lower chambers of the heart include

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Left and right ventricle

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Artery that supplies the sides of the nose with blood

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Angular

32
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Artery that supply blood to little finger side of forearm

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The ulnar artery

33
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Superior labial

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Smaller branch of the external maxillary artery that supplies blood to the upper lip and septum

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Radial arteries

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Supply blood to thumb side of arm and hand

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Upper chambers of heart include

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Left and right atrium

36
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The process of blood traveling from the heart, throughout the body, and back to heart

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Systemic or general circulation

37
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Dorsalis pedis

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Arteries that supply blood to upper surface of foot

38
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Component responsible for the clotting of blood

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Thrombocytes

39
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External maxillary

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Artery that supplies blood to the lower portion of face, including mouth and nose

40
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Artery that supplies blood to the knee joint and muscles in thigh

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Popliteal artery