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27 Cards in this Set
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veins
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carry blood toward the heart
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valves
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prevent backflow in venules and veins
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aterioles
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smaller than arteries; carry blood away from heart
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capillaries
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site of gas exchange
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thinner, less elasticity, valves + smaller diameter
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venules
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walls are 1 cell thick
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capillaries
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largest veins in the body
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vena cava
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aorta
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largest artery
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aorta
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from the left ventricle of hear, carries all blood from heart to body
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superior/ anterior vena cava
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blood from chest, head and arms to heart
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inferior/posterior vena cava
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blood from torso and legs to heart
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carotid
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to head, branch of aorta
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jugular vein
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from head to heart
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pulmonary artery
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to lungs deoxygenated blood
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pulmonary vein
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from lungs to heart, oxygenated
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renal artery
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to kidney from heart
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renal vein
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from kidney to heart
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iliac artery
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to legs
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iliac vein
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from legs to heart
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subclavian artery
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from heart to arms |
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subclavian vein
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from arms to heart
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mesenteric artery
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to intestine from heart
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hepatic artery
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to liver from heart
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hepatic portal vein
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from small intestine to liver
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hepatic vein
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from liver to heart |
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coronary vein
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from heart muscle to vena cava
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coronary artery
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to heart muscle
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