Heart Flashcards
What is cardiology?
The study of the heart and its disorders
Cardiology encompasses various aspects of heart health and diseases.
What does the cardiovascular system consist of?
Heart and blood vessels
The cardiovascular system is essential for transporting blood throughout the body.
What is the primary function of the heart?
To pump blood through the vessels
The heart’s pumping action is crucial for maintaining circulation.
What is the role of blood vessels?
Deliver blood to body tissues and return it to the heart
Blood vessels play a vital role in the circulatory process.
What are arteries?
All vessels that carry blood away from the heart
Oxygen rich blood. except for Pulmonary artery which carries oxygen poor blood
Arteries are typically associated with oxygenated blood.
What are veins? Oxygenated or deoxygenated blood? whats the exception?
All vessels that carry blood toward the heart
Oxygen poor blood except for Pulmonary artery which carries oxygen rich blood
Veins generally carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
What are capillaries?
Microscopic vessels that connect the smallest arteries to the smallest veins
Gas exchange occurs here
Capillaries facilitate the exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and waste.
What does the circulatory system refer to?
Heart, vessels, and blood
The circulatory system is essential for sustaining life by transporting substances.
WHat side of heart supplies Pulmonary circuit
Right side of heart supplies the pulmonary circuit
