The Circulatory System

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Pericardium

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Double walled sac that encloses the heart

Question 1

Circulatory System

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Composed of the heart, blood vessels & blood

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The upper chambers

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Atria

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Lower chambers

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Ventricles

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Receives oxygen-depleted blood from the veins of the body

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Right Atrium

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Receives oxygen-rich blood from the pulmonary veins from the lungs

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Left Atrium

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Pumps oxygen-depleted blood to the pulmonary arteries

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Right ventricle

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Pumps oxygen-rich blood to the major artery from the heart

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Left Ventricle

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carries blood away from the heart

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Artery

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the major artery from the heart

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Aorta

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what artery supplies all other arteries with blood?

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The Aorta- At about the level of the navel, the aorta divides into the iliac arteries, allowing blood to travel down each leg.

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The vessels that supply the heart itself with blood

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Coronary arteries

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Arteries on each side of the neck that supply the brain with blood

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Carotid arteries

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major artery of the thigh and supplies the groin and leg with blood

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Femoral arteries

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carries blood toward the heart

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vein

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an artery in the foot. Can be felt on the top surface of the foot on the big-toe side

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Dorsalis pedis arteries

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travels from the calf to the foot.

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Posterior tibial arteries

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the major artery of the upper arm

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Brachial arteries (used to assess pulse of infant)

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the major artery of the arm distal to the elbow joint

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Radial arteries

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carry oxygen-depleted blood to the lungs, where the blood is oxygenated & returned to the heart for circulation throughout the body

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Pulmonary arteries

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The arteries are smaller the farther they are from the heart. Each eventually branches into an..

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Arteriole (the smallest kind of artery)

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carry blood from the arteries into the capillaries

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arteriole

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tiny blood vessels that connect an arteriole to a venule

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Capillary

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the smallest branch of a vein

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venule

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carry oxygen-depleted blood back to the right atrium where it begins circulation through the heart and lungs

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The Vena Cavae

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carry oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the left atrium

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The pulmonary veins

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give the blood it's color, carry oxygen to the body cells, & carry carbon dioxide away from the cells

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Red blood cells

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are part of the body's immune system & help to defend against infection

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White blood cells

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clotting factors

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platelets

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this is the liquid part of the blood, which carries blood cells and transports nutrients to all tissues. It also transports waste products to organs where they can be excreted from the body

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Plasma

Question 30

2 ways to of determining the adequacy of circulation are by assessing the

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pulse & blood pressure

Question 31

the wave of blood propelled through the arteries as a result of the contraction of the left ventricle

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pulse

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The central pulses, closer to the heart are the:

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carotid and femoral

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The peripheral pulses, farther from the heart are the:

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radial, brachial, posterior tibial & dorsalis pedis.

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the force exerted by the blood on the interior walls of the arteries

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Blood pressure

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exerted against the walls of the arteries when the left ventricle contracts

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Systolic blood pressure

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exerted against the walls of the arteries when the left ventricle is at rest or between contractions

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Diastolic blood pressure

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the force exerted on the inside of the vessel walls as a result of the blood pressure and volume

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Hydrostatic pressure

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swelling occurring in the tissues

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edema

Question 39

the delivery of oxygen, glucose, and other nutrients to the cells of all organs and the elimination of carbon dioxide and waste products, which results from the constant adequate circulation of blood through the capillaries

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Perfusion

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The insufficient supply of oxygen and other nutrients to some of the body's cells and the inadequate elimination of carbon dioxide & other wastes that result from inadequate circulation of blood.

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Hypoperfusion

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what % of the oxygen that is carried in the blood is attached to the hemoglobin molecule?

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97%

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the main source of energy is

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Glucose

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chemical & physical changes that take place within the cell "with oxygen"

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aerobic metabolism

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chemical and physical changes that take place within the cell "Without oxygen"

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anaerobic metabolism

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What is the name of the object that carries oxygen in the blood?

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Red blood cells