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Soc. 15-17 Flashcards

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VO2 max

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  • the volume of oxygen an athlete can consume while exercising at max capacity
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2
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What type of pump is the heart?

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  • a double pump
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3
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The right side of the heart …

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  • pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs
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The left side of the heart…

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pumps oxygenated blood to the rest of the body

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What do arteries do?

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  • carry blood away from the heart, the aorta is the largest artery
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What do veins do?

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  • veins carry blood back to the heart, the vena cava is the largest vein
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The pulmonary artery

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  • the only artery that carries deoxygenated blood
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8
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What do the two atria’s do?

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collect blood as it comes into the heart

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9
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What do the two ventricles do?

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  • pump blood out of the heart
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10
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Valves

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between the atria to stop backflow of blood

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11
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Septum

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divides the heart into two halves

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12
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Vena cava

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brings deoxygenated blood from the body into the right atrium

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13
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Tricuspid valve

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where the venous blood passes from the right atrium to the right ventricle

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14
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Biscupid valve

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where the oxygenated blood passes through to the left ventricle

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15
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Cusp

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a triangular fold or flap of a heart valve

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16
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Systole

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The phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood from the chambers into the arteries

17
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Diastole

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The phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and lets the chambers fill with blood

18
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Blood pressure

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Pressure of blood against the walls of the blood vessels, especially the arteries

19
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Inspiration

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Breathing in

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Expiration

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Breathing out

21
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Oxygen debt

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The amount of oxygen needed at the end of a physical activity to break down any lactic acid

22
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Erythrocyte

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Red blood cell

23
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Leukocyte

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White blood cell

24
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Pathogen

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An agent that causes disease

25
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Antibody

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Chemical that destroys a pathogen

26
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Seretonin

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Hormone that triggers the clotting process

27
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Vascular shunting

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Process that increases blood flow to active areas during exercising by diverting blood away from inactive areas; achieved by vasodilation and vasoconstriction

28
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Vasodilation

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Increasing the diameter of blood vessels to increase blood flow to tissues

29
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Vasconstriction

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Reducing the diameter of blood vessels to reduce blood flow to tissues

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