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22 Cards in this Set
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What is the pumping phase of the cardiac cycle called? |
Systole |
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What is the filling phase of the cardiac cycle, when the heart relaxes, called? |
Diastole |
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Which way do arteries carry blood? |
Away from the heart |
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Which way do veins carry blood? |
Towards the heart |
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Where do capillaries carry blood? |
Between cells |
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How long does one round of the cardiac cycle take? |
One heartbeat |
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Where does the aorta carry blood? |
It carries oxygenated blood from the heart around the body |
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Where does the pulmonary vein carry blood? |
It carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart |
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Where does the vena cava carry blood? |
It carries deoxygentaed blood from the body to the heart |
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Where do the pulmonary arteries carry blood? |
They carry deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs |
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What does the atrium do? |
Receive blood |
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What does the ventricle do? |
Pump blood |
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What is stroke volume? |
The volume of blood forced from a ventricle of the heart with each contraction |
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What are small arteries called? |
Arterioles |
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What are small veins called? |
Venules |
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What are small veins called? |
Venules |
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What is the mesh that traps plasma and formed elements during a blood clot called? |
Fibrin |
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What is the collective term for red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets? |
Formed elements |
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How long are lymph nodes? |
1mm-25mm |
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What is the other name for red blood cells? |
Erythrocytes |
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What is the other name for white blood cells? |
Leucocytes |
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What is the other name for platelets? |
Thrombocytes |
