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Circulatory System
102.7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Angular Artery | Branch of external maxillary artery; supplies blood to sides of nose |
| Anterior Auricular Artery | Branch of superficial temporal artery; supplies blood to anterior part of the ear |
| Anterior Tibial Artery | Supplies blood to just below the knee passes down between the tibia and fibula to branch off into smaller arteries into the skin and muscles in the lower leg |
| Artery | Tubular elastic thick-walled branching vessel. Carries pure blood from the heart through the body |
| Blood | Sticky salty fluid that circulates through the body bringing nourishment and oxygen to all parts and carrying toxins and waste products to the liver and kidneys to be eliminated |
| Capillary | Small vessels that take nutrients and oxygen from the arteries to the cells and take waste products from the cells to the veins |
| Cardiovascular System (Blood vascular system) | Responsible for the circulation of blood includes the heart arteries veins and capillaries |
| Common Carotid Artery | Supplies blood to the head face and neck |
| Dorsalis Pedis Artery | Supplies blood to upper surface of the foot |
| Erythrocytes | Also known as red blood cells |
| External Carotid Artery | Branch of common carotid arteries; splits into smaller arteries; supplies blood to skin and muscles of the head |
| External Jugular Vein | Returns all blood from the head, face and neck to the heart |
| Femoral Vein | Transports blood to the heart and lungs for oxygenation |
| Frontal Artery | Branch f superficial temporal artery; supplies blood to the forehead |
| Heart | A cone shaped muscular organ located in the chest cavity is normally about the size of a closed fist |
| Hemoglobin | Attracts oxygen molecules through a process known as oxygenation |
| Inferior Labial Artery | Branch of external maxillary artery supplies blood to lower lip |
| Internal Carotid Artery | Branch of common carotid artery supplies blood to brain eyes and forehead |
| Internal Jugular Vein | Vein that returns all blood from the head, face and neck to the heart. |
| Leukocytes | White blood cells, fight bacteria & other foreign substances. Increase I number when infection invades the body |
| Lymph | Colorless liquid produced as a byproduct in the process of plasma passing nourishment to capillaries and cells that travels through lymph vessels which help maintain blood volume and pressure |
| Lymph-Vascular System (lymphatic system) | Responsible for the circulation of lymph, includes lymph nodes gland like structures and lymphatic vessels |
| Middle Temporal Artery | Branch of superficial temporal artery; supplies blood to temples |
| Occipital Artery | Branch of the external carotid artery; supplies blood to back of the head, up to the crown |
| Oxygenation | To combine with oxygen |
| Parietal Artery | Branch of superficial temporal artery; supplies blood to crown and sides of the head |
| Pericardium | Contracts and relaxes to force blood to move through the circulatory system |
| Plasma | The fluid part of the blood in which red and white blood cells and blood platelets are suspended to be carried throughout the body by this liquid's flow |
| Popliteal Artery | Supplies blood to knee joint and muscles in the thigh and calf |
| Posterior Auricular Artery | Branch of the external carotid artery; supplies blood to scalp, above and behind the ears |
| Posterior Tibial Artery | Supplies blood beneath calf muscle to the skin muscles and other tissues of the lower leg |
| Pulmonary Circulation | When blood travels through the pulmonary artery to the lungs where it is oxygenated |
| Radial Artery | Supplies blood to thumb side of the arm and hand |
| Red blood cell | These cells carry oxygen and contain a protein called hemoglobin |
| Saphenous Vein | Transports blood from veins in the foot to the femoral artery |
| Submental Artery | Branch of external maxillary artery supplies blood to chin and lower lip |
| Superficial Temporal Artery | Branch of external carotid; branches into smaller arteries; supplies blood to sides and top of the head |
| Superior Labial Artery | Branch of external maxillary artery supplies blood to upper lip and septum |
| Supraorbital Artery | Branch of the internal carotid artery; supplies blood to parts of the forehead and eyes |
| Systemic Circulation | The process of blood traveling from the heart throughout the body and back to the heart |
| Thrombocytes | Blood platelets, Responsible for the clotting of blood |
| Transverse Artery | Branch of superficial temporal artery supplies blood to the masseter muscle |
| Ulnar Artery | Supplies blood to little finger side of the forearm and smaller arteries in the hand |
| Vagus Nerve | 10th cranial nerve helps regulate heartbeat |
| Varicose Vein | bulges that form in vain stretch and lose their elasticity |
| Vein | Tubular elastic thin walled branching vessel that carries in pure blood from the capillaries to the heart |
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