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Circulatory System Vocabulary

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A fiborous sac lined with serous membrane that encloses the heart.   Pericardium  
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A vessel that carries blood TOWARDS the heart.   Vein  
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A vessel that carries blood AWAY from the heart.   Artery  
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Microscopic vessel through which exchanges take place between the blood and the tissues.   Capillary  
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Eliminates carbon dioxide from blood and replentishes oxegen.   Pulmonary Circuit  
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Supplies the rest of the body with blood.   Systemic Circuit  
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Dividing wall between heart chambers.   Septum  
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One of the two upper chambers of the heart.   Atrium  
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Disease due to the abnormality of arteries that supply blood and ocegen to the heart.   Coronary Heart Disease  
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Hardening of the arteries due to the deposit of yellowish, fat like material in the lining of the vessels.   Atherosclerosis  
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Condition of having a blood clot within the vessel.   Thrombosis  
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Cavity or chamber; one of the two lower chambers of the heart.   Ventricle  
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Maintains the undirectional flow of the blood in the heart by opening and closing depending on the difference of pressure on ither sides.   Heart Valve  
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Carry freshly oxegenated blood to the heart muscule, can be seen on exterior side of the heart.   Coronary Arteries  
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The widening of chambers of the heart between two attractions when the chambers fill with blood.   Diastole  
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The sequence of contraction and relaxation that makes up the heart beat.   Cardiac Cycle  
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Total amount of blood being pumped by the heart over a particular period of time.   Cardiac Output  
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Impulse generating (Pacemaker) tissue located on the right atrium of the heart.   Sinoatrial (SA) Node  
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