Topic 12: Cardiovascular System - Adult Circulation Flashcards
1
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What are two types of adult circulation?
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- Pulmonary and systemic
2
Q
What occurs in pulmonary circulation? (3)
A
- Right ventricle to lungs via arteries (deoxy blood)
- Pick up oxygen in lungs via capillaries
- Lungs to left atria via pulmonary veins (oxy)
3
Q
Name the way blood flows in pulmonary circulation (5)
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- right ventricle
- Pulmonary arteries
- capillaries in respiratory portion of lungs
- pulmonary veins
- Left atrium
after capillaries, it is oxy blood
4
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What occurs in systemic circulation?
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- left ventricle to organs via aorta (oxy)
- organs remove oxygen via capillaries
- Organs to right atrium via superior + inferior vena cava (deoxy)
5
Q
What is the overall route of systemic circulation?
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- left ventricle to right atrium
6
Q
What are the 4 subdivisions of systemic circulation?
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- cerebral (brain)
- hepatic (liver)
- coronary (heart)
- Coronary (visible externally)
7
Q
Please memorize figure 20.8 as it is on the exam
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