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Human Bio chapt 9
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the pulmonary circuit: | receives blood from tissues and circulates it through the lungs for gas exchange (picks up oxygen in the lungs) |
| the systemic circuit: | oxygenated blood pumped by the left half of the heart moves through the body and returns to the right atrium (blood travels to and from the tissues) |
| diastolic: | When a heart muscle relaxes |
| sporadic: | irregular and limited outbreaks |
| capillary: | the smallest type of vasculature |
| rheumatiod arthritis | the autoimmune disease that targets the synovial joints |
| purkinje: | fibers that conduct the electrical impulses of the heart throughout the ventricles. |
| systolic: | when a heart muscle contracts |