Cardiovascular System- How Blood Is Transported Flashcards
1
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Order of blood vessels in the vascular system
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Heart- arteries- arterioles- capillaries- venules- veins- heart
2
Q
The two types of circulation- pulmonary
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Deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs and oxygenated blood back to the heart
3
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The two types of circulation- systematic
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Oxygenated blood to the body form the heart and the return of deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart
4
Q
Blood pressure
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The force exerted by the blood against the blood vessel wall
5
Q
Systolic pressure
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Pressure in the arteries when the ventricles are contracting
6
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Diastolic pressure
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Pressure in the arteries when the ventricles are relaxing
