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Cardiovascular System

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What is the Cardiovascular system composed of?   Heart and blood vessels.  
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Veins and Venules carry blood where?   To the heart from the rest of the body  
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________ are small blood vessels that exchange materials with tissues.   Capillaries  
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____________ pressure permits the exchange of materials between blood and tissues.   Hydrostatic  
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What is Vasoconstriction?   Narrowing of Vessels  
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_________ is the widening of vessels.   Vascodilation  
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The heart is made of the ________ and covered by a protective __________.   Myocardium; pericardium  
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What side of the heart controls the systemic circulation?   The left half  
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What does the right half of the heart control?   Pulmonary circulation  
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The four major blood vessels are the:   Aorta, Pulmonary Artery, Pulmonary Vein, and the Vena Cava  
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True or False: The fetal heart is designed to keep blood flowing only to the lungs.   False- the fetal heart is designed to keep blood AWAY from the lungs.  
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Cardiac Cycle   One pumping action of the heart. (Lub-Dub)  
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Diastole   the filling of the atria and ventricles  
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_________ is the emptying of the ventricles   Systole  
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Heart rate   Number of cycles per minute  
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Cardiac Output   Volume of blood pumped per minute.  
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The P,Q,R,S,and T waves make up what   The cardiac cycle  
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True or False: Diseases of the cardiovascular system affects either blood vessels or the heart.   True  
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True or False: Lifestyle is the major contributing factor to cardiovascular system aging.   True  
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In the heart valves prevent the back flow of blood into what?   Veins  
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Blood exits the heart through ______   Arteries  
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Blood from the left ventricle enters _______   Aorta  
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What type of blood vessel does not have three tissue layers?   Capillaries  
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Blood enters the heart through the ______   Atria  
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Atria pump blood across these valves   Mitral and Tricuspid  
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