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LESSON 1.1 Flashcards

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1
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Transport nutrients

A

Circulatory System

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2
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Muscular pumping organ

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Heart

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Circulating Medium

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Blood

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4
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Closed system; the arteries, veins, and capillaries

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Blood Vessels

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5
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Organ that pumps blood to different parts of the body

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Heart

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6
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Heart chambers are partitioned by a muscular muscle called

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Septum

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Receiving chambers of the heart

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Atria

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8
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Receives oxygen-poor blood coming from all parts of the body

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Right atrium

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9
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Receives oxygen-rich blood coming from the lungs

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Left atrium

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10
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Pumping chambers of the heart

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Ventricles

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11
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Pumps blood to the lungs for oxygenation

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Right ventricle

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12
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Pumps oxygenated-rich blood to all parts of the body

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Left ventricle

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13
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Connected to the heart

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Blood vessels

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14
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Largest vein, it sends oxygen-poor blood back to the heart

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Vena cava

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15
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It drains blood from the head and neck region to right atrium

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Superior Vena Cava

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Drains blood from the lower parts of the body to the right atrium

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Inferior Vena Cava

17
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Sends blood from the right ventricle to the lungs for oxygenation

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Pulmonary artery

18
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Send oxygen–rich blood from the lungs to the left atrium

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Pulmonary veins

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It is the largest artery, it sends oxygen-rich blood from the left atrium to all parts of the body

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Aorta

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It is the branch of aorta that supplies blood to the heart

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Coronary Arteries

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Flap of tough muscles in the circulatory system prevents blood to different parts of the body

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Valve

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It is between the atria and the ventricle

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Atriventricular (AV) or cuspid valves

23
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Between the right atrium and right ventricle

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Tricuspid valves

24
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Between the left atrium and left ventricle

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Bicuspid/Mitral valves

25
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It is within the openings of the vena cava

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Semilunar (SL) Valves

26
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Within the opening of the pulmonary artery

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Pulmonic valves

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Within the opening of the aorta

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Aortic valves

28
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Thick-walled to cope with the high pressure of the blood flowing through them

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Arteries

29
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It have thinner walls than arteries. This is because they easily collapse when cut

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Veins

30
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These are the smallest blood vessels that are one-cell thick

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Capillaries

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