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Cardiovascular sys

vocabulary for cardiovascular system

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aortic valve located between the left ventricle and aorta,the largest artery in the body
arteries carry blood away from the heart
blood flows through the circulatory system,often called a tissue because it contains many kinds of cells
capillaries connect arterioles with venules ,the smallest vain
circulatory sysyem (cardiovascular system) "transportation" system of the body
diastole brief period of rest (in cycle)
endocardium smooth layer of cells that line the inside of the heart and is continous with the inside of the blood vessels
erythrocytes red blood cells,produced in the red bone marrow at the rate of one million per minute
hemoglobin complex protein composed of the protein molecule called "globin" and the iron compound called "heme"
left atrium recieves oxygenated blood from the lungs
left ventricles recieves blood from the left atrium and pumps the blood into the aorta for transport of the body cells
leukocytes white blood cels,are not as numerous as are erythrocytes.
mitral valve located between the left atrium and left ventricle closes when the left ventricle closes or when left ventricle is contracting
myocardium the muscular middle layer
periocardium double-layered membrane
plasma approximately 90 percent water,with many dissoved or suspended substances
pulmonary valve located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery ,a blood vessel that carries blood to the lungs
right atrium recieves blood as it returns from the body cell
right ventricle recieves blood from the right atrium and pumps the blood into the pulmonary artery,which carries the blood to the lungs for oxygen
septum muscular wall that seperates the heart into a right side and a left side
systole period of ventricular contractation
thrombocytes also called platelets are usually described as a fragment of pieces of cells because they lack nuclei
tricuspid valve located between the right atrium and the right ventricle
veins blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
arrhythemias abnormal heart rhythm and can be mild to life threatening
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