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Circulatory System
The Circulatory Syst
Term | Definition |
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Atrium | Two upper chambers of the heart that contract at the same time during heat beat. |
Ventricle | Two lower chambers of the heart that contract at the same time during a heart beat. |
Coronary Circulation | Flow of blood to and from the tissuse of the heart. |
Pulmonary Circulation | Flow of blood through the heart to the lungs and back to the heart. |
Systemic Circulation | Largest part of the circulatory system, in which oxygen-rich blood flows to ALL the organs and body tissues, except the heart, lungs; oxygen-poor blood is returned to the heart. |
Artery | Blood vessel that carries blood AWAY from the heart and has thick, elastic walls made of connective tissue and smooth muscle tissue. |
Vein | Blood vessel that carries blood BACK TO the heart, and has one-way valves that keep blood moving TOWARD the heart. |
Capillary | Microsopic blood vessel that connects arteries and veins, has walls one-cell thick, through which nurtrients and oxygen diffuse INTO body cells, and wastse materials and carbon dioxide diffuse Out of body cells. |