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Cardiovascular System Part 2

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Carry blood away from the ventricles of the heart   show
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Receive blood from the arteries, and carry it to the capillaries   show
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Sites of exchange of substances between the blood and the body cells   show
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show Venules  
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Receive blood from venules, and carry it back to the atria of the heart   show
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show Arteries  
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Layers of Tunic: -Innermost layer, Endothelium   show
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show Tunica Media  
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show Tunica Externa (Adventitia)  
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show Arterioles  
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True or False: Only arteries and not arterioles can undergo vasoconstriction and vasodilation   show
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-Smallest-diameter blood vessels -Connect the smallest arterioles and the smallest venules -Extensions of the inner lining of arterioles -Walls consist of endothelium only -exchange substances between blood and tissue fluid   show
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Capillaries: 1. Have small openings 2. Found in muscle, connective tissue, and skin   show
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show Fenestrated Capillaries  
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Capillaries: 1. Have largest openings spaces between cells are small cavities 2. Discontinuous 3. Found in liver, spleen, and red bone marrow   show
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Exchanges in Capillaries: 1. Most important method of transfer 2. Lipid-soluble substances diffuse through cell membrane; water-soluble substances diffuse through membrane channels and slits   show
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Exchanges in Capillaries: 1. Hydrostatic pressure forces molecules through membrane 2. Pressure is derived from ventricular contraction   show
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Exchanges in Capillaries: 1. Presence of impermeant solute, such as plasma proteins, inside capillaries creates osmotic pressure 2. Osmotic pressure draws water into capillaries, opposing filtration   show
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-Microscopic vessels that transport blood from the capillaries to veins -Thinner walls and less smooth muscle that arterioles   show
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-Tunica media less developed than in arteries -Carry blood under relatively low pressure -Function as blood reservoirs -Many have one-way valves to help with blood flow   show
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Deposits of cholesterol plaque form in inner lining of walls of arteries   show
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show Aneurysm  
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Inflammation of a vein; common disorder   show
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Abnormal and irregular dilations in superficial veins; most common in legs   show
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The force the blood exerts against the inner walls of the blood vessels Circulates the blood   show
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show Systemic arteries  
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Rises when the ventricles contract -Falls when the ventricles relax   show
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show Arterial systolic pressure (SP)  
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show Arterial diastolic pressure (DP)  
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Blood pressure is stated in units of mm Hg, and is typically measured with a _____________________.   show
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-Force of friction between blood and walls of blood vessels -Blood pressure must overcome PR in order to flow -Factors that change PR also change blood pressure   show
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show Epinephrine  
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show Peripheral resistance (PR)  
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Reduces arteriole diameter, increases PR, and increases blood pressure   show
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show Vasodilation  
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show Vasomotor center  
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show Hypertension  
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Contributes to formation of atherosclerosis -May lead to coronary thrombosis or embolism -May lead to cerebral thrombosis, embolism, or hemorrhage, perhaps resulting in a transient ischemic attack (TIA, ministroke) -(CVA, stroke)   show
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show Venous Blood Flow  
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When muscle contract, they squeeze veins, and help move blood back toward heart   show
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show Respiratory movements  
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show Vasoconstriction of veins (venoconstriction)  
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Veins act as _____ ______, which can alter its capacity in response to changes in blood volume   show
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show Central Venous Pressure  
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show Pulmonary circuit  
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Oxygen-rich blood moves from left atrium to left ventricle   show
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show Aortic bodies  
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show ascending aorta, aortic arch, descending aorta  
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show Left common carotid artery  
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Supplies left arm   show
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show Iliac Arteries  
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-System which supplies blood to the brain -Formed by merging of the internal carotid arteries and basilar artery (formed by 2 vertebral arteries uniting inside cranial cavity)   show
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Returns blood to heart after exchange of gases, nutrients, and wastes between blood and cells   show
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All systemic veins converge into the _______ and _________ venae cavae, and return to the heart through the right atrium   show
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Deep set of veins:   show
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Superficial set of veins:   show
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Veins that drain the abdominal and thoracic walls:   show
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show Portal veins  
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show Hepatic portal system  
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Veins in foot → anterior and posterior tibial veins → popliteal vein → femoral vein → external iliac vein   show
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show Superficial set of veins  
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_____ ___________ vein is the longest vein in the body   show
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Disease involving deposition of cholesterol plaque on inner walls of coronary arteries -Leads to obstruction of coronary arteries, O2 deficiency in cardiac muscle -Often accompanied by high serum cholesterol and hypertension   show
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Blood from the superior and inferior vena cavae and the coronary sinus flow into the ______   show
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show  
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What chamber of the heart do the pulmonary veins drain into?   show
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show right atrium  
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Blood flows from the left atrium into what chamber of the heart?   show
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show Between the left atrium and the left ventricle  
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show Right ventricle  
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show aorta  
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show between the right ventricle and the pulmonary trunk  
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Which are the two semilunar valves?   show
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The left ________ receives blood from the four pulmonary ______.   show
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show left atrium  
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Which two names are used to refer to the AV valve that separates the left atrium from the left ventricle?   show
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What chamber of the heart pushes blood into the aorta?   show
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Where does the blood that enters the left atrium come from?   show
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show Right atrium  
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show left ventricle  
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show right atrium --> right ventricle --> pulmonary artery --> lung --> pulmonary vein --> left atrium --> left ventricle --> aorta  
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show mitral or bicuspid  
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show coronary  
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Blood entering the right atrium is ______ in oxygen and ______ in carbon dioxide.   show
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Where is the mitral, or bicuspid, valve located?   show
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What do the coronary arteries supply?   show
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show supply the heart tissues with oxygenated blood  
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Which heart chamber receives blood that is low in oxygen?   show
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show myocardial infarction  
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show From the coronary arteries  
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show Coronary arteries  
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The contraction of a heart chamber's muscle is called ______.   show
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show 1. Right Atrium 2. Right Ventricle 3. Lungs 4. Left Atrium 5. Left Ventricle  
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Which term describes the relaxation of a heart chamber muscle?   show
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show The atria contract, then the ventricles, followed by relaxation of all four chambers.  
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show The contraction of heart chamber muscle  
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show intercalated discs  
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show Functional syncytium  
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Heart sounds are generated when blood vibrates the wall of the heart due to the ______ of the valves.   show
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What is diastole?   show
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show first (S1)  
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show relaxing; relaxing  
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What are some characteristics of cardiac muscle fibers?   show
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show a mass of cardiac cells that act as a unit  
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What causes the lubb-dubb sound of a heartbeat, as heard through a stethoscope?   show
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show atrioventricular  
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show cardiac  
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show semilunar valves  
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When a physician listens to heart sounds through a stethoscope, she hears vibrations in heart tissues associated with blood turbulence caused by ______.   show
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show Right 2nd intercostal space  
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Best Place to hear Heartbeat of this portion of the lung: Pulmonic Valve   show
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Best Place to hear Heartbeat of this portion of the lung: Mitral Valve   show
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show Left 5th intercostal space near sternum  
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show Murmur  
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What happens after the ventricles of the heart complete their contraction?   show
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show Pressure  
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show the AV valves close  
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The second heart sound (S2) occurs during ventricular ______, when the ______ valves close.   show
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What happens when ventricular pressure exceeds arterial pressure?   show
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The opening and closing of the heart valves is associated with ______.   show
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show Contraction of the ventricles forces blood against the valves pushing them closed.  
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show arteries, capillaries, veins  
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show under relatively high blood pressure  
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show When ventricular pressure is greater than arterial pressure  
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show arteries, capillaries, veins  
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show elastic thick walled and strong  
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show arterioles  
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Oxygenated blood is leaving the heart. List the vessels in the order in which blood passes through them.   show
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show 1. Artery 2. Arteriole 3. Capillary  
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show tunica media tunica externa tunica interna  
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show prevents inappropriate blood clotting secretes substances that stimulate vessel dilation or constriction provides a smooth surface for blood flow  
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Contraction of the smooth muscle in the tunica media of an artery causes   show
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What is vasodilation?   show
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What layer of an artery provides a smooth surface for blood cells to flow through and helps prevent blood clotting?   show
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Relaxation of the smooth muscles in the tunica media of an artery causes its diameter to increase. This is called ______.   show
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What are capillary walls composed of?   show
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show Capillaries  
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What is the most important mechanism by which materials are transported between capillary blood and tissue fluid?   show
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Microscopic vessels that are continuations of capillaries and merge to eventually form veins are called ________;   show
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show Veins  
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show Vein  
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show Artery  
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Because blood entering a systemic capillary network has high concentrations of oxygen and nutrients, these substances move from the blood to the tissue fluid by the process of   show
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Veins transport blood to the ______.   show
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How does the tunica media of a vein compare to that of an artery?   show
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The infolding of the tunica intima in veins forms structures called ______, which prevent backflow of blood.   show
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show prevents the reverse flow of blood through the vessel  
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show Ventricular contraction  
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show open; closed  
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The lowest blood pressure in the arteries occurs during ventricular relaxation and is called the ______.   show
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Blood pressure is usually measured at the _______ artery.   show
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The alternate expanding and recoiling of the arterial wall can be felt as a ________ in an artery that runs close to the surface, such as the radial artery.   show
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What is cardiac output?   show
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What factors contribute to venous return to the heart?   show
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show Radial  
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The alternate expanding and recoiling of the arterial wall can be felt as a in an artery that runs close to the surface, such as the radial artery.   show
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