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14 Cards in this Set
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Arteries |
Blood vessels that carries blood away from the heart. |
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Atrium |
A heart chamber that receives blood returned to the heart by veins. |
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Cappilaries |
Tiny blood vessels in tissue where exchange of materials between the blood and intestinal fluid occurs |
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Cardiac Output |
The volume of blood pumped from each ventricle in one minute. |
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Cardiac Cycle |
The sequences of events that occurs during one heartbeat. |
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Diastole |
The relaxation phase of the cardiac cycle. |
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Pulmonary Circuit |
The blood pathway that transports blood to and from the lungs. |
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Stroke Volume |
The volume of blood pumped from each ventricle per heartbeat.
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Systemic Circuit |
The blood pathway that transports blood to and from all parts of the body except the lungs |
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Systole |
The contraction phase of the cardiac cyle |
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Vasoconstriction |
The contraction of vessel smooth muscle to decrease the diameter of the blood vessel. |
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Vasodiation |
The relation of vessel smooth muscle to increase the diameter of the blood vessel. |
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Veins |
Blood vessel that carries blood towards the heart. |
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Ventricle |
A heart chamber that pumps blood into an artery. |
