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the valve between the right atrium and the right ventricle is the
tricuspid
bright red blood indicates
oxygenated blood
blue blood indicates
deoxygenated blood
cardiovascular system includes
heart
blood
blood vessels
blood
a form of connective tissue that has a fluid component called plasma and a variety of cells and substances
blood vessels
a network of passageways to transport the blood to and from the body's cells
heart
the organ that pumps blood through the system
circulation
the movement of blood to and from the heart
2 systems of circulation
pulmonary circulation (from heart to lungs and back)
systemic circulation (from heart to body tissues and back)
vessels that carry blood away from the heart
arteries
arterioles
capillaries
capillaries in the systemic circulatory system
carry oxygenated blood and take away carbon dioxide away from body tissues
capillaries in the pulmonary circulation system
capillaries drop off carbon dioxide to be exhaled and leave with freshly oxygenated blood
vessels that carry blood back to the heart
capillaries
venules
veins
ARTERIES take blood AWAY from the heart
VEINS return blood TO the heart
fibrous pericardium
the tough membrane surrounding the heart
serous pericardium
layer that lines the fibrous pericardium
PARIETAL LAYER lines the fibrous pericardium
VISCERAL LAYER fused to the heart surface
pericardial cavity
potential cavity between the parietal and visceral layers of the serous pericardium
epicardium
the outer layer of the heart wall, the same layer as the visceral pericardium
myocardium
the middle layer of the heart wall
made of cardiac muscle
endocardium
the heart lining of epithelium
Author
teloff
ID
74543
Card Set
Medical Coding Cardiovascular System
Description
Anatomy and Physiology, Cardiovascular Sys
Updated
2011-03-23T00:59:15Z
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