Medical Coding Cardiovascular System

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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

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Medical Coding Cardiovascular System

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Anatomy and Physiology, Cardiovascular Sys

Updated

2011-03-23T00:59:15Z

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