Cardiovascular System Flashcards
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Arteries
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Vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
2
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Capillaries
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Tiny vessels that branch off from arteries to deliver blood to all body tissues.
3
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Deoxygenated
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Deoxygenated blood, known as venous blood has less oxygen than oxygenated blood. Its color is dark red.
4
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Heart
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A muscular pump that forces blood around the body.
5
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Oxygenated
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- Oxygenated blood is also called arterial blood.
- After the respiration in the lung, the blood has plenty of oxygen, and its color is bright red.
- Oxygenated blood flows in the pulmonary vein and in the arteries.
6
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Pulmonary circulation
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The pulmonary circulation, between the heart and lungs, transports deoxygenated blood to the lungs to get oxygen, and then back to the heart.
7
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Systemic circulation
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The systemic circulation carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to the tissues and cells, and then back to the heart.
8
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Veins
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Vessels that bring blood back to the heart.
