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36 Cards in this Set
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Basic function of circulatory system |
providing rapid transport of materials |
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circulatory system with hemolymph |
open |
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circulatory system with blood |
closed |
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respiratory pigment in annelids |
hemoglobin |
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blue-green pigment in certain arthropods |
hemocyanin |
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open circulatory system |
fluid: hemolymph; not confined within vessels |
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closed circulatory system |
fluid: blood; confined within blood vessels: arteries, capillaries, veins |
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erythrocytes from leukocytes |
erythrocytes are red blood cells; leukocytes are white |
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granulocytes from agranulocytes |
the absence or presence of cytoplasm granules |
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most abundant blood cell |
thrombocytes |
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most abundant white cells |
leukocytes |
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liquid portion of blood |
plasma |
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cells lacking nuclei |
erythrocytes |
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cells with lobed nuclei and red cytoplasmic granules |
eosinophils |
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cells with a large, kidney- shaped nucleus and no cytoplasmic granules |
monocytes |
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cell fragments that initiate clotting |
thrombocytes |
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blood cells that fights infection |
leukocytes |
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the smallest white blood cells |
lymphocytes |
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the rarest white blood cells |
basophiles |
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anterior/ posterior venae cavae |
returns blood to right atrium |
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left/ right pulmonary veins |
returns blood to left atrium |
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inter-ventricular septum |
separates ventricles |
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right ventricle |
pumps blood into pulmonary trunk |
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left ventricle |
pumps blood into aorta |
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atrioventricular (AV) valve |
prevents backflow of blood into right atrium |
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bicuspid (mitral) valve |
prevents backflow of blood into left atrium |
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tricuspid valve |
prevents backflow of blood into right ventricle |
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aortic valve |
prevents backflow of blood into left ventricle |
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systole |
contraction phrase of heart cycle |
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diastole |
relaxation phase of heart cycle |
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arteries |
vessels carrying blood from the heart |
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veins |
vessels carrying blood to the heart |
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capillaries |
smallest blood vessels |
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pre capillary sphincter muscle |
controls flow of blood into capillary |
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arterioles |
smallest arteries |
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Systemic circulation |
part of the cardiovascular system which carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body; returns deoxygenated blood back to the heart |
