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20 Cards in this Set
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Pilmonary Circulation |
carries blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs and back to the left atrium of the heart |
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Systemic circulation |
the larger circulation; it provides the blood supply to the rest of the body |
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Arteries |
blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart |
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Arterioles |
the smallest arteries; they are red because they carry oxygenated blood |
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Capillaries |
the smallest and the most numerous of all the blood vessels |
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Veins |
blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart |
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venules |
the smallest veins |
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Conductanve vessels |
conducts blood from the heart to the arterioles; Arteries are also called___ |
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Resistance vessels |
arterioles are called___ because of their effect on resistance. |
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Exchanged vessels |
they allow for an exchange of nutrients and waste |
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Capacitance vessels |
veins stored in blood |
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Aorta |
the mother of all arteries |
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Superficial veins |
veins that are located where they can be seen |
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Vena Cavae |
the main veins |
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Jugular vein distention (JVD) |
pulsating jugular veins |
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Azugos vein |
a single vein that drains the throax and empties directly into the SVC |
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SVC |
Superior vena cava |
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IVC |
Inferior vena cava |
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Splanchnic circulation |
the blood flow to the stomaach, spleen, pancreas, intestines, and liver |
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Great saphenous vein |
the longest vein in the body |
