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vocabulary

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effective pumps; provides power to transport blood to pulmonary and systemic circulatory system   heart  
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sends blood from heart; must have a fresh supply of oxygen   artery  
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connection between arteries and veins   capilaries  
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to be supplied with blood   oxygenated blood  
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to remove oxygen from   deoxygenated blood  
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double walled membrane; encloses the heart   pericardium  
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found in the pericardium; prevents friction when heart beats   pericardial fluid  
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external layer of the heart   epicardium  
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forms inner surface; lining of the heart   endocardium  
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two upper chambers of the heart   atria  
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two lower chambers of the heart   ventricle  
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seperating walls of portition; located between right and left ventricles   septum  
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narrow tip of the heart   apex  
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gets blood from brain and upper limbs or forelimbs   superior vena cava  
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conveying blood from the left ventricle, of the heart, to all of the body (except for the lungs)   aorta  
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largest vein in the body; drains blood from the trunk and lower limbs or hindlimbs   inferior vena cava  
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carries blood from heart to lungs   pulmonary artery  
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a vessel that carries blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart   pulmonary vein  
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oxygen poor blood; deoxygenated   vein  
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middle and thickest layer of the heart layers   myocardium  
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very smooth and has direct contact with blood pumping through heart   endocardium  
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consists of the cardiac muscle   myocardium  
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receives blood from all parts of body; deoxygenated blood   atria  
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transports blood to all body tissues [(A)way ]   arteries  
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walls are thicker than atrial walls; pumps blood to all body tissues   ventricles  
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pumping blood; heart squeezes   contration  
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pumping blood; heart expands   relaxation  
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determines rate and regularity of heartbeat   electrical impulses  
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1st occurs with closing of tricuspid valve and mitral valve 2nd shorter and higher pitched; occurs with the closing of pulmonary and aortic valves   lubb/ dubb  
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measurement of pressure exerted against walls of vessels   blood pressure  
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occurs when ventricles contract; highest pressure against wall   systolic  
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occurs when ventricles relax; lowest pressure   diastolic  
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120/80   normal blood pressure  
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