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25 Cards in this Set
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Pericardium |
Tough outer membrane that cases the heart |
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Right atrium |
Commonly referred to as the right auricle |
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Left atrium |
Referred to as the left auricle |
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Right Ventricle |
Lower right chamber of the heart. |
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Left Ventricle |
Lower left chamber of the heart |
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Cardiovascular system transport blood through? |
Arteries,veins,capillaries. |
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Erythrocytes ( red blood cells) |
Carry oxygen & protein hemoglobin. |
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Hemoglobin |
Attracts oxygen molecules through a process known as oxygenation. |
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Leucocytes ( white blood cell ) |
Fights bacteria. |
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Blood platelets or thrombocytes |
Begin process of coagulation or clotting.(buising) |
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Plasma |
Fluid part of the blood. Is 90% water. |
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Arteries |
Carry oxygenated blood away from the heart thru the whole body. |
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Veins |
Tubular, elastic, thin wall branching vessel that carry oxygen-depleted blood from the capillaries to the heart. ( cup like valves prevents backward flow) |
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Capillaries |
Small vessel takes nutrients and oxygen from the arteries to the cell to the veins. |
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Pulmonary artery |
Pumps blood from the right ventricle |
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Superior vena cava |
Oxygen depleted blood enters the right right auricle |
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Pulmonary circulation |
Circulation of blood |
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Common carotid |
Located on either side of the neck |
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Internal carotid artery |
Supplies blood to the brain, eyes, and forehead. |
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External carotid artery |
Branches into a smaller arteries, supplying blood to the skin and muscle of the head. |
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Occipital artery |
Supplies blood to the back of the head, up to the crown. |
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Posterior auricular |
Supplies blood to scalp and behind the ears. |
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External maxillary |
Supplies blood to lower portion of the face. |
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Superficial temporal |
Supplies blood to the sides and top of the head |
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Lymph vascular system |
Second subsystem of circulation .(lymph is colorless liquid produced by product of plasma) |
