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the [blank] consists of a muscular four-chambered heart, blood vessels, and blood

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cardiovascular system

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the [blank] is composed of cardiac muscle and supports two different circulations

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heart

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the heart is composed of [blank]

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cardiac muscle

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two different circulations within the heart

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pulmonary circulation// systemic circulation

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each side of the heart consists of a [blank] and a [blank]

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atrium// ventricle

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the atria are separated from the ventricles by the [blank]

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atrioventricular valves

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atrioventricular valve on the right is the [blank]

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tricuspid valve

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atrioventricular valve on the left is the [blank]

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bicuspid or mitral valve

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the ventricles are separated from the vasculature by the [blank]

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semilunar valves

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semilunar valve on the right is called the [blank]

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pulmonary valave

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semilunar valve on the left is called the [blank]

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aortic valve

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pathway of blood

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right atrium (through the tricuspid valve) –> right ventricle (through the pulmonary valve) –> pulmonary artery –> lungs –> pulmonary veins –> left atrium (through the mitral valve) –> left ventricle (through the aortic valve) –> aorta –> arteries –> arterioles –> capillaries –> venules –> veins –> venae cavae –> right atrium

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the left side of the heart contains [blank] heart muscle than the right side

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more

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the left side of the heart contains more heart muscle b/c the systemic circulation has a much higher [blank] and [blank]

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resistance// pressure

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electrical conduction of the heart starts at the [blank]

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sinoatrial (SA) node

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electrical conduction of the heart pathway

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sinoatrial (SA) node –> atrioventricular (AV) node –> bundle of His –> Purkinje fibers

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[blank] refers to the period during ventricular contraction when the AV valves are closed

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systole

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[blank] refers to the period when the heart is relaced and the semilunar valves are closed

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diastole

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the cardiac output is the product of [blank] and [blank]

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heart rate// stroke volume

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the sympathetic nervous system [blank] the heart rate and contractility

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increases

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the parasympathetic nervous systems [blank] the heart rate

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decreases

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the vasculature consists of [blank], [blank], and [blank]

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arteries// veins// capillaries

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[blank] are thick, highly muscular structures with elastic qualities that carry blood away from the heart

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arteries

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small muscular arteries are [blank] which control flow into capillary beds

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arterioles

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[blank] have walls that are one cell thick, making them so narrow that red blood cells must travel in single file through them
capillaries
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[blank] are inelastic, thin walled structures that transport blood to the heart
veins
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[blank] are able to stretch in order to accommodate large volumes of blood but do no have a recoil capability
veins
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[blank] are able to recoil to help propel blood forward
arteries
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small veins are called [blank]
venules
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veins are compressed by surrounding skeletal muscles and have [blank] to maintain one-way flow
valves
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a [blank] system is one in which blood passes through two capillary beds in series
portal
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in the [blank] system, blood travels from the gut capillary beds to the liver capillary bed via the hepatic portal vein
hepatic portal system
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in the [blank] system, blood travels from the capillary bed in the hypothalamus to the capillary bed in the anterior pituitary
hypophyseal portal system
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in the [blank] system, blood travels from the glomerulus to the vasa recta through an efferent arteriole
renal portal system
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[blank] is composed of cells and plasma, an aqueous mixture of nutrients, salts, respiratory gases, hormones and blood proteins
blood
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what is blood composed of
cells// plasma// nutrients// salts// respiratory gases// hormones// blood proteins
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[blank] are red blood cells
erythrocytes
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[blank] lack a mitochondria, nucleus, and organelles in order to make room from hemoglobin
erythrocytes
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[blank] is a protein that carries oxygen within blood
hemoglobin
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[blank] is the percentage of blood composed of erythrocytes
hematocrit
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[blank] are white blood cells
leukocytes
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red and white blood cells are formed in [blank]
bone marrow
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[blank] are a crucial part of the immune system
leukocytes
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[blank] such are neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils play a role in non-specific immunity
granular leukocytes
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[blank] such are lymphocytes and monocytes play a role in specific immunity
agranulocytes
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[blank] are also called platelets
thrombocytes
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[blank] are cell fragments from megakaryocytes that are required for coagulation
thrombocytes
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[blank] also means blood clotting
coagulation
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[blank] include the surface antigens A, B, O, and Rh Factor (D)
blood antigens
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blood antigens include [blank], [blank], [blank], [blank]
A// B// O// Rh Factor (D)
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the I^A (A) and I^B (B) alleles are [blank]
codominant
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the O allele is [blank]
recessive
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an individual has antibodies for an [blank] alleles that they do not have
AB
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positive Rh factor is [blank]
dominant
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Rh-negative blood will only create anti-Rh antibodies after [blank]
exposure to Rh positive blood
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[blank] refers to the force per unit area that is exerted on the walls of blood vessels by blood
blood pressure
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blood pressure has [blank] and [blank] components
systolic// diastolic
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blood pressure can be measured by a [blank]
sphygmomanometer
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blood pressure is maintained by [blank] and [blank] reflexes
chemoreceptor// baroreceptor
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low blood pressure promotes [blank] and [blank] release
aldosterone// antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
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high blood pressure promotes [blank] release
atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)
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high blood osmolarity promotes [blank] release
antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
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blood clots can be broken down by [blank]
plasmin
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platelets bind to collagen and are stabilized by [blank]
fibrin
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starling forces consists of [blank] pressure and [blank] pressure
hydrostatic pressure// osmotic pressure
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[blank] is the pressure of the fluid within the blood vessel
hydrostatic pressure
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[blank] is the "sucking" pressure drawing water towards solutes
osmotic pressure
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[blank] is the osmotic pressure due to proteins
oncotic pressure
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[blank] forces fluid out at the arteriolar end of a capillary bed while [blank] draws it back in at the venule end
hydrostatic pressure// osmotic pressure
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[blank] is carried by hemoglobin
oxygen
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oxygen is loaded onto hemoglobin within the [blank] b/c of high partial pressure of oxygen
lungs
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oxygen is unloaded from hemoglobin within the [blank] b/c of the low partial pressure of oxygen
tissue
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[blank] is largely carried in the blood in the form of carbonic acid, bicarbonate, or H ions
carbon dioxide
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carbon dioxide can be carried through blood in the forms of [blank], [blank] or [blank]
carbonic acid// bicarbonate// H ion
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carbon dioxide is [blank] and not soluble while carbonic acid, bicarbonate, and H ions are [blank] and soluble
nonpolar// polar

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