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Cardi
Heart System
Question | Answer |
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Largest artery in the body | aorta |
Vessel carrying blood away from heart | artery |
small artery | arteriole |
exchange vessel; smallest vessel in the body | capillary |
small veins | venules |
vessels carrying blood toward the heart | vein |
good cholesterol | high density lipoproteins |
bad cholesterol | low density lipoproteins |
contracting phase of heart beat | systole |
relaxation phase of heart beat | diastole |
amount of blood returning the right atrium/minute | venous return |
amount of blood being pumped out of left ventricle/minute | cardiac output |
amount of blood ejected/beat | stroke volume |
hardening due to fatty plaque build up | atherosclerosis |