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dgangell Circulatory
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Blood | fluid connective tissue of the circulatory system; consists of blood cells and plasma |
| Heart | multi-chambered, muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body |
| Capillary | microscopic blood vessel that carries blood between an artery and a vein, allowing the exchange of substances between the blood and interstitial fluid |
| Artery | vessel that carries blood away from the heart to other parts of the body |
| Vein | vessel that returns blood to the heart |
| Lymph | fluid similar to interstitial fluid that circulates in the lymphatic system |
| Pulmonary Circuit | Circuit of blood flow that carries blood between the heart and lungs |
| Systemic Circuit | circuit of blood flow that carries blood between the heart and the rest of the body |
| Aorta | artery that carries blood directly from the heart to the rest of the body |
| Atrium | heart chamber that receives blood returning to the heart from other parts of the body |
| Ventricle | Heart chamber that pumps blood out of the heart |
| Valve | flap of tissue in the heart that prevents blood from flowing in the wrong direction |
| Pacemaker | specific region of heart that sets the rate at which the heart contracts |
| AV node | (atrioventricular node) region of the heart between the right atrium and right ventricle from which electrical impulses spread to the ventricles during a heartbeat |
| Systolic Pressure | first number of a blood pressure reading; measures the pressure on artery walls when heart ventricles contract |
| Diastolic Pressure | Second number of a blood pressure reading; measurement of the pressure on artery walls when the heart is relaxed |
| Plasma | liquid portion of blood made up of water, dissolved salts, proteins, and other substances |
| Red blood cell | blood cell containing hemoglobin, which transports oxygen; also called an erythrocyte |
| Hemoglobin | iron-containing protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen for delivery to cells |
| White blood cell | blood cell that functions in defending the body against infections and cancer cells; also called a leukocyte |
| Platelet | fragment of a blood cell originating in the bone marrow that is involved in blood clotting |