CIRCULATORY SYSTEM Flashcards

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consists of a network of vessels that circulates blood throughout the body, motored by the action of the heart.

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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

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the LARGEST VEIN of the body

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INFERIOR VENA CAVA

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it carries DEOXYGENATED back from the LOWER PART OF THE BODY to the RIGHT ATRIUM of the heart. This blood is carrying CARBON DIOXIDE.

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INFERIOR VENA CAVA

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ABOVE THE HEART and carries de-oxygenated blood from the HEAD & ARMS to the RIGHT ATRIUM of the heart.

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SUPERIOR VENA CAVA

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FLOW OF BLOOD IN PULMONARY CIRCULATION

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lower part of the body - inferior vena cava - right atrium
head & arms - superior vena cava - right atrium

right atrium - tricuspid valve - right ventricle - pulmonary valve & pulmonary artery - lungs - exchange deoxy to oxy - pulmonary veins - left atrium - mitral valve - left ventricle - aortic valve - aorta

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where does the blood exchanges the carbon dioxide it is carrying for oxygen

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IN THE LUNGS

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LARGEST ARTERY of the body

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AORTA

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curves in an inverted ‘U’ shape making an arch, and then descends downward.

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AORTA

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supplies blood to the RIGHT ARM and UPPER TORSO

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RIGHT & LEFT SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY

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supplies blood to the HEAD & NECK

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RIGHT & LEFT COMMON CAROTID ARTERY

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divides ng right subclavian artery and the right common carotid artery

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BRACHIOCEPHALIC ARTERY (innominate artery)

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means it is located below the clavicle… or collarbone

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SUBCLAVIAN

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The _________ leads DOWNWARD through the DIAPHRAGM and CHEST…and into the ABDOMEN.

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DESCENDING AORTIC ARTERY

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About 1/5 to 1/3 of the blood passes through the ______ into the KIDNEY.

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RENAL ARTERY

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The ______ is a FILTER, and takes some water and waste products OUT OF THE BLOOD. It excrete the waste products and water out of the body as URINE.

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KIDNEY

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the SPLIT of the descending aortic artery

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AORTIC BIFURCATION

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two branches of descending aortic artery

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ILIAC ARTERIES

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supplies blood to the LEFT PELVIS & LEG

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LEFT ILIAC ARTERY

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supplies blood to the RIGHT PELVIS & LEG

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RIGHT ILIAC ARTERY

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The iliac artery continues down into the leg as the _______ and its branches.

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FEMORAL ARTERY

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are ELASTIC TUBES that carry blood in PULSATING WAVES.

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ARTERIES

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The PEAK PRESSURE occurs during the heart’s contraction, and is called

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SYSTOLIC PRESSURE

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The MINIMUM PRESSURE occurs between contractions when the heart expands and refills, and is called

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DIASTOLIC PRESSURE

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side of forehead

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TEMPORAL

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neck
CAROTID
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inside the elbow
BRACHIAL
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thumb side of wrist
RADIAL
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groin
FEMORAL
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behind the knee
POPLITEAL
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upper surface of foot
DORSAL PEDIS
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The average pulse rate for a person who is ‘RESTING’, would be
70
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The average pulse rate for a person during exercise
130 - 140 bpm
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(FIRST HEART SOUND) which is associated with the CLOSURE of the AV valves.
LUBB
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(SECOND HEART SOUND) which is associated with the closure of the semilunar valves
DUPP
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heard in the MID DIASTOLE due to the blood that fills the ventricles
THIRD HS
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AKA Atrial Heart Sound, occurs when the atrium contracts and pumps blood to the ventricles. This sound is almost NEVER HEARD by the stethoscope.
FOURTH HS
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Tricuspid valve is best heard in
right half or lower end of the sternum
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Mitral valve is best heard in
apex
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Pulmonary valve is best heard in
left medial 2nd intercostal space
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Aortic valve is best heard in
medial 2nd right intercostal space
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a WHOOSHING or SWISHING sound heard through a stethoscope when blood flows ABNORMALLY over your heart valves.
HEART MURMUR
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A murmur is caused by
turbulent or abnormal blood flow
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If blood is flowing more rapidly than normal, it can cause an
INNOCENT HEART MURMUR (normal / physiologic)
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This type of murmur is common during: * Childhood * Exercise * Growth spurts * Pregnancy * The first few days after a baby is born.
INNOCENT HEART MURMUR
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Systolic and diastolic blood pressure can be measured in the ______ just above the elbow
BRACHIAL ARTERY
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instrument used in measuring systolic & diastolic bp
SPHYGMOMANOMETER & STETHOSCOPE
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blood pressure is written as ratio
systolic / diastolic
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measurement of bp is expressed in
mm Hg
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normal systolic pressure
100 - 140 mm Hg
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normal diastolic pressure
60 - 90 mm Hg
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The arteries branch off into even smaller vessels called
ARTERIOLES
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smaller than arterioles
CAPILLARIES
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act like ADJUSTABLE NOZZLES in the circulatory system, so they have the GREATEST INFLUENCE over BLOOD PRESSURE
ARTERIOLES
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the SMALLEST of the BLOOD VESSEL, and the walls are so thin that molecules can pass through them. They branch out from the arterioles, passing next to the organs, intestines, and through all the cellular tissue.
CAPILLARIES
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they provide the MEANS OF EXCHANGE, through the process of ABSORPTION
CAPILLARIES
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The capillaries branching away from the arteries in the ABDOMEN pass by the LIVER and INTESTINES, picking up
NUTRIENTS & WATER
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The capillaries branching away from the arteries in the LUNGS absorb
OXYGEN
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capillaries merge into bigger vessels called
VENULES
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the vessels that are used to remove blood from the body FOR ANALYSIS
VEINS
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the procedure where blood is extracted from veins for analysis is called
VENIPUNCTURE
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the medical personnel that specializes in venipuncture is called a
PHLEBOTOMIST