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15 Cards in this Set
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Cardiovascular
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pretaining to the heart and the blood vessels.
carry something |
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ateries
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carry oxygenated blood
( has oxygen) flows away from the heart |
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Oxygen
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o2
bright red |
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Arterioles
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small arteries
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Veins
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carry deoxygenated blood
(carbondioxide) flows toward the heart |
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carbondioxide
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co2
it is a waste that needs to be eliminated |
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venules
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small veins
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capillaries
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smallest of all veins and arteries
microscopic |
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vasodilation
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increased diameter of the arteries
lowers blood pressure Hypotension |
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Vasoconstriction
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decreased diameter of arteries
raises blood perssure hypertension |
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Thoracic
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body cavity where the heart is housed
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mediastinum
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region directly between the sturnum (breast) and the vertabrea ( back)
or the space between the lungs |
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pericardium
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membranous sac around the heart
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epicardium
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outer layer of the heart
epi above or upon |
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myocardium
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muscle layer of the heart
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