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21 Cards in this Set
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Arteries |
Bring blood away from the heart and have high blood pressure |
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Veins |
Toward the heart, low blood pressure |
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Vasoconstriction |
Decrease in size of the lumin |
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Vasodilation |
Increase in size of lumin |
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Anastomoses |
Alternate blood paths |
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Varicose veins |
Blood that pools backward because of a faulty valve |
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Coronary arteries |
Carry oxygenated blood to heart muscle |
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Hepatic portal vein |
Carries blood to liver from mesentary (intestines to liver) |
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Hepatic vein |
Carries blood from liver to inferior vena cava |
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Inferior vena cava |
Returns blood from lower half of the body to the right atrium |
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Superior vena cava |
Returns blood from upper half of body to right atrium |
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Pulmonary circulation |
Sending blood to lungs and back |
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Systolic pressure |
Top BP number, highest pressure in the artery |
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Diastolic pressure |
Bottom BP number lowest pressure in the artery |
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Tachycardia |
Rapid heart rate |
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Bradycardia |
Slow heart rate |
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Umbilical arteries |
Carry deoxygenated blood away from the fetus to the placenta |
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Umbilical vein |
Carries oxygenated to fetus from placenta |
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Ductus ateriosus |
Tube that connects pulmonary trunk to the aorta (by pass to lungs) |
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Ductus venosus |
Tube that by passes liver |
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Foramen ovals |
Hole between right and left atrium (by passes the lungs) |
