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The Human Body Ch. 5 Flashcards

1
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Patient is standing facing you, arms at side, with palms of the hands forward

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Anatomic position

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Coronal plane of the body

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Front and back

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Transverse

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Top and bottom

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4
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Superficial landmarks of the body

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Topographic anatomy

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5
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Sagittal (lateral) plane

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Left and right

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Midsagittal plane (midline)

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Left and right-equal halves

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Front surface of body

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Anterior (ventral)

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Back surface of the patient

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Posterior (dorsal)

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Right and left directional term

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Right and left

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10
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Closest to the head

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Superior

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Closest to the feet

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Inferior

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12
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Closest to the point of attachment

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Proximal

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13
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Farthest away from point of attachment

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Distal

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14
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Closest to the midline

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Medial

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15
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Farthest from the midline

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Lateral

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16
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Closest to the surface of the skin

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Superficial

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17
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Farthest from the surface of the skin

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Deep

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18
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Bending of a joint

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Flexion

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19
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Straightening of a joint

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Extension

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20
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Motion toward the midline

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Adduction

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21
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Motion away from the midline

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Abduction

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22
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Body part that appears on both sides of the midline is

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Bilateral

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23
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Way to describe the sections of the abdominal cavity is by

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Quadrants

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24
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What are the four quadrants that make up the abdomen

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RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ

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25
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Lying face down

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Prone

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26
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Lying face up

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Supine

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27
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Sitting up with knees bent

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Fowler’s Position

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28
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Supine on an incline with feet higher than their head to keep blood in the core of their body and increase blood flow to the brain
Have feet 6-12 inches higher than the head

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Shock position (modified Trendelenburg’s position)

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29
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Lying on either side of body

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Recovery position

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30
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Connects bone to bone

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Ligament

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31
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Connects muscles to bones

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Tendons

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32
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Soft, semi-flexible material found within joints

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Cartilage

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33
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What are enclosed in the thorax

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Heart, lungs, and great vessels

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34
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How many bones are in the body

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206

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35
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Large opening at the base of the skull

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Foramen magnum

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36
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What protects the brain and the facial bones

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Cranium

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37
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How many bones compose the face

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14

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38
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Sections of the spine

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Vertebrae

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39
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How many vertebraes are there

40
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What forms the neck and how many are there

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Cervical spine and 7 vertebrae

41
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Which part of the spine attaches to the ribs

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Thoracic spine 12 of them

42
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What comes after the thoracic spine

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Lumbar spine 5 of them

43
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What vertebrae are fused together

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The five sacral vertebrae which form into one bone called the sacrum. Help to form the pelvis

44
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Last vertebrae

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Coccyx which are the last four vertebrae that forms the coccyx or tailbone

45
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The chest is also known as the

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Thoracic cavity

46
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The thoracic cavity contains the

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Heart, lungs, esophagus, and great vessels the aorta and two venae cavae

47
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Bone in arm that lies on the lateral or thumb side of the forearm

48
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Bone in the arm that is on the medial or little finger side

49
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Supporting bone of the arm

50
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Longest and strongest bone in the body

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Femur (thigh bone)

51
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Where does the femur connect into the acetabulum (pelvic girdle)

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Femoral head

52
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Projection on the lateral/superior portion of the femur is called the

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Greater trochanter

53
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Projection on the medial/superior portion of the femur is called the

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Lesser trochanter

54
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Projections which are anchor points where the major muscles of the thigh connect to the femur

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Greater and lesser trochanter

55
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Anterior to the knee is the bone called the

56
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Larger bone that lies anterior of the leg

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Tibia (shin bone)

57
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Bone that lies lateral to the side of the leg

58
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Wherever two long bones come in contact a what is formed

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Joint (articulation)

59
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What type of muscle is found within blood vessels and intestines

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Smooth muscle

60
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What type of muscle is found within the heart

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Cardiac muscle

61
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Two muscle names that are associated and allow movement

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Skeletal muscle and voluntary muscle because all skeletal muscle is under direct voluntary control of the brain and can be stimulated to contract or relax at will

62
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Muscle of the upper arm which is located anterior of the humerus

63
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Muscle in the arm which is posterior to humerus

64
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What structures are included that contribute to respiration

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Nose, mouth, throat, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, lungs, and diaphragm

65
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Two passageways that are located at the bottoms of the pharynx

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The esophagus which is behind and the trachea (windpipe) in front

66
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Protecting the opening of the trachea is a thin, leaf-shaped valve called the

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Epiglottis

67
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What is easily seen in the middle of the front of the neck

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Adam’s Apple or thyroid cartilage

68
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What is immediately below the thyroid cartilage and is the location used for the Sellick maneuver to help maintain a proper airway

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Cricoid cartilage

69
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Depression that can be fall in the midline of the neck just inferior to the thyroid cartilage is the

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Cricothyroid membrane

70
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How many lobes are in each lung

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3 on the right. Upper middle and lower

2 on the left. Upper and lower

71
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The bronchioles end in about 700 million tiny grapelike sacs called

72
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Covering each lung is a layer of very smooth tissue called

73
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Between the parietal pleura and the visceral pleura is the

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Pleural space

74
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What is the primary muscle that is is involved in making the lungs expand and contract and how is it unique

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The diaphragm and it has the characteristics of voluntary (skeletal) and involuntary (smooth) muscles

75
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For the most part, what type of muscle does the diaphragm behave like

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Involuntary muscle

76
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Simple movement of air between the lungs and the environment

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Ventilation

77
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Process of gas exchange

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Respiration

78
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Passive process in which molecules move from an area with a higher concentration of molecules to an area of lower concentration

79
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How much oxygen does exhaled air contain

80
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“Backup system” to control respiration is called the

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Hypoxic drive

81
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The circulatory system is a complex arrangement of connected tubes including

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Arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins

82
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Blue skin

83
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Occasional gasping breaths

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Agonal gasps

84
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Normal respiratory rate range for adults

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12-20 breaths/min

85
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Normal respiratory rate range for children

86
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Normal respiratory rate range for infants

87
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The heart is made of specialized muscle tissue called cardiac muscle or

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Myocardium

88
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Upper chamber of heart

89
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Lower chamber of heart

90
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The left side of the heart supplies blood to where

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To the body and is a high pressure pump

91
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The right side of the heart supplies blood where

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To the lungs and is a low pressure pump

92
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Amount of blood moved in one beat is called the

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Stroke volume

93
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Amount of blood moved in one minute is called the

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Cardiac output

94
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Cardiac output is equal to what

95
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What carries freshly oxygenated blood to the body

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