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circular rings of smooth muscle that regulate blood flow into that capillary
precapillary sphincters
lower number recorded when measuring arterial blood pressure
diastolic pressure
blood vessel that conducts blood toward the heart
vein
blood flow to and from virtually all of the tissues of the body
systemic circuit
junction between adjacent cardiac cells: with desmosomes and gap junctions
intercalated disc
one-way valves located between the atria and the ventricle; bicuspid and tricuspid valves
atrioventricular valves
valve located between the left atrium and ventricle; consists of 2 flaps of tissue
bicuspid valve
blood cell that is composed mostly of hemoglobin and functions in the transportation of oxygen
erythrocyte
valve located between the left atrium and ventricle: also bicuspid valve (3 words)
left atrioventricular valve
string-like extensions of connective tissue that extend from the atrioventricular valves to the cardiac muscle
chordae tendineae
accumulation and adhesion of platelets at the site of blood vessel injury
platelet plug
vessels that supply the heart with oxygenated blood
coronary arteries
most abundant plasma protein, accounting for the osmotic pressure of the plasma
albumin
thrombus that has broken free form the blood vessel wall and entered the circulation
embolus
upper or receiving chamber of the heart that pumps blood into the lower chambers
atrium
large vein that returns blood to the heart from the inferior portion of the body
inferior vena cava
force exerted by the blood against the wall of a vessel
blood pressure
erythrocytes
RBC
valve located at the base of the aorta
Aortic semilunar valve
period of time between the onset of atrial systole and ventricular diastole
cardiac cycle
small vessel leading from the capillaries to veins
venule
period of time when the heart muscle is contracting
systole
larger number recorded when measuring arterial blood pressure
systolic pressure
soluble plasma protein involved in blood clotting; converted into fibrin
fibrinogen
amount of blood pumped by each ventricle during one minute
cardiac output
component of the ECG that represents the repolarization of the ventricle
T wave
bone marrow cell that produces platelets
megakaryocyte
term used for the right atrioventricular valve
tricuspid valve