Cardiovascular System

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the system made up of the heart and the blood vessels

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cardiovascular

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two upper chambers of the heart.

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atria

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two lower chambers of the heart

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ventricles

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receives unoxygenated blood returning from the body

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right atria

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receives oxygenated blood returning from the lungs

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left atria

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sends oxygen-poor blood to the lungs

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right ventricle

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sends oxygen-rich blood to the body

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left ventricle

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two large veins tha return blood to the heart, superior and inferior

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venae cavae

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structure that opens and closes to permit the flow of a fluid in only one direction

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valve

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system of specialized muscle tissues which conduct electrical impluses that stimulate the heart to beat

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cardiac conduction system

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any vessel carrying blood away from the heart

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artery

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blood vessels that supply the muscle of the heart

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coronary arteries

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largest artery in the body. transports blood from the left ventricle to begin systemic circulation

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aorta

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vessels that carry blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs

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pulmonary arteries

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large neck arteries that carry blood to the head

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corotid arteries

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major artery supplying the leg

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femoral artery

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artery of the upper arm. pulse site checked during infant cpr

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brachial artery

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artery of the lower arm. pulse site at wrist

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radial artery

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artery supplying the foot, behind the medial ankle

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posterior tibial artery

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artery supplying the foot, lateral to the large tendon of the big toe

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dorsalis pedis artery

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smallest kind of artery. lead to capillaries

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arteriole

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thin-walled, microscopic blood vessel where the oxygen/carbon dioxide and nutrient/waste exchange with the body's cells takes place

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capillary

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smallest kind of vein

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venule

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any blood vessel returning blood to the heart

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vein

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vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart

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pulmonary veins

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componts that make up blood

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plasma, red cells, white cells, and platelets

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the fluid portion of blood

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plasma

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carry oxygen to and carbon dioxide away from the cells, also called erythrocytes

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red blood cells

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produce substances that help in the body fight infection, also called leukocytes

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white blood cells

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membrane-enclosed fragments of specialized cells

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platelets

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rhythmic beats caused as waves of blood move through and expand the arteries

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pulse

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the radial, brachial, posterior tibial, and dorsalis pedis pulses. felt at outlying points of the body

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peripheral pulses

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carotid and femoral pulses, felt in central part of the body

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central pulses

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pressure caused by blood .exerting force against the walls of blood vessels

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blood pressure

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pressure created in the arteries when the left ventricle contracts and forces blood out into circulation

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systolic blood pressure

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pressure created in the arteries when the left ventricle is refilling

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diastolic blood pressure

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supply of oxygen to and removal of wastes from the cells and tissues of the body through capillaries

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perfusion

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inadequate perfusion caused by insufficient flow of blood through capillaries. also known as shock

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hypoperfusion

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the ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own

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automaticity