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med. term 2
Question | Answer |
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pulmonary circulation | circulation of blood through heart and lungs. |
systemic circulation | circulation of blood through rest of body |
pulmonary arteries | carries blood through heart and lungs |
pulmonary veins | carries newly oxygenated blood from lungs to heart |
sinoatrial nodes | muscle tissue in the wall of the right atrium of the heart |
atrioventricular nodes | controls the heart rate |
bundle of his | large fibers that are apart of the conductive system |
arteries | blood vessels that transport blood away from the heart |
aorta | receives blood from the left ventricle |
carotid arteries | arteries on both sides of the neck that leads to the brain |
arterioles | small branches of an artery leading into cappilaries |
veins | vessels that carry blood to the heart |
venules | vessels that carry blood from capillaries to veins |
capillaries | small blood vessels that connect arterioles and venules |
pulse | pressure felt against the arteries wall when muscles contract |
blood pressure | pressure of blood in circulatory system |
systolic pressure | maximum pressure when ventricles are contracting |
biastolic pressure | pressure when ventricles are relaxed |