Circulatory System Flashcards
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Carry oxygenated blood away from the heart
Arteries
Large vessels that carry blood from heart to tissues of body and carries oxygen rich blood
Arteries
Smallest blood vessels that walls are only one cell thick and very narrow
Capillaries
Once blood has passed through the capillary system it must be returned to the heart done by this
Veins
Bring blood from the heart to the capillaries
Arteries
Bring blood from the capillaries to the heart
Veins
Act as bridges or channels between arteries and vein and where gas exchange occurs together with the veins
Capillaries
Brings blood from the heart to the body tissues and organs than back to the heart
Systemic circulation
Hollow muscular organ in the central mediastinum of the thoracic cavity
Heart
What are the two septums of the heart
Interatrial septum
interventricular septum
Brings blood from the heart to the lungs then back to the heart
Pulmonary circulation
Ra to rv thru..
Tricuspid valve
La to lv thru..
Bicuspid valve
Covers the heart and large blood vessels attached to the heart
Pericardium
Innermost layer directly on the heart
Visceral pericardium
Layer on top of the visceral pericardium
Parietal percardium
Envelope central mediastinum
Fibrous pericardium
Parietal pericardium
Serous pericardium
This is the outermost layer that has fat to caution heart
Epicardium
Middle layer and primarily cardiac muscle
Myocardium
Innermost layer and thin and smooth stretches as the heart pur
Endocardium
This is the layer of endocardium that innermost part
Endothelium