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19 Cards in this Set
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Cardiac cycle |
Contract and subsequent relaxation of the Heart |
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Coronary artery |
nourish the Heart |
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Pulse measures? |
Beats per minute of the Heart |
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Bp measures |
Pressure of blood against arterial walls |
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Diastolic |
Pressure on arteries when heart is resting |
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Systolic |
Pressure on arteries when heart contracts (beats) |
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Veins |
Are blood vessels that return blood to the heart (carry deoxygenated blood from body to heart) |
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Arteries |
Carry blood away from the Heart ( carry oxygenated blood from the Heart to the body) |
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Capillaries |
Smallest vessels where the exchange of gasses happen |
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Pulmonary circulation |
Exchange of CO2 to O2 in the lungs |
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Systemic circulation |
Exchange of CO2 to O2 in the cells |
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3 layers of blood vessels |
Tunica adventitia-outer layer Tunica Media- middle Tunica interma-inner |
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Valves |
Help keep the blood flowing in one direction |
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FOSSA |
Indentation |
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Plasmin |
Dissolves clots |
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Lymph system |
Regulates extra fluid in the body, helps the immune system |
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2 main ducts of the lymph system |
Right lymphatic duct Thoracic duct |
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5 types of white blood cells |
Neurophils-eat pathogens Monocytes-eat pathogens Basophils Lymphocytes-main white blood cell Eosmophils |
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phagocytes |
White blood cells that eat pathogens Examples: monocytes Neurophils |
