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med. term 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pulmonary circulation | circulation of blood through heart and lungs. |
| systemic circulation | circulation of blood through rest of body |
| pulmonary arteries | carries blood through heart and lungs |
| pulmonary veins | carries newly oxygenated blood from lungs to heart |
| sinoatrial nodes | muscle tissue in the wall of the right atrium of the heart |
| atrioventricular nodes | controls the heart rate |
| bundle of his | large fibers that are apart of the conductive system |
| arteries | blood vessels that transport blood away from the heart |
| aorta | receives blood from the left ventricle |
| carotid arteries | arteries on both sides of the neck that leads to the brain |
| arterioles | small branches of an artery leading into cappilaries |
| veins | vessels that carry blood to the heart |
| venules | vessels that carry blood from capillaries to veins |
| capillaries | small blood vessels that connect arterioles and venules |
| pulse | pressure felt against the arteries wall when muscles contract |
| blood pressure | pressure of blood in circulatory system |
| systolic pressure | maximum pressure when ventricles are contracting |
| biastolic pressure | pressure when ventricles are relaxed |