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| Arteries defined | Thick-walled, carry blood away from the heart |
| Veins defined | Thin-walled, carry blood toward the heart |
| Arteries carry | Carries oxygenated blood (high levels of oxygen) |
| Arterioles | Arteries divide into smaller vessels known as |
| Veins carry | Carries deoxygenated blood |
| Veins contain | Contain valves which help prevent the backflow of blood |
| Venules | Veins divide into smaller vessels known as |
| Capillary anatomy | Very thin-walled (one cell thick) |
| Capillaries function | Site for the exchange of materials between the blood and body cells |
| Capillaries connect | Connect arterioles and venules |
| Superior Vena Cava | Brings deoxygenated blood from the upper portion of the body and into the right atrium |
| Inferior Vena Cava | Brings deoxygenated blood from the lower portion of the body and into the right atrium |
| Right Atrium | Receives blood from the inferior and superior vena cava and pumps it into the right ventricle |
| A-V valve | Separates the atrium from the ventricle |
| Semi-lunar valve | Separates ventricles from the arteries |
| Right Ventricle | Receives blood from the right atrium and pumps it into the pulmonary artery |
| Pulmonary Artery | Receives blood from the right ventricle and transports it to the lungs |
| Pulmonary Vein | Receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and transports it to the left atrium |
| Left Atrium | Receives blood from the pulmonary vein and pumps it into the left ventricle |
| Left Ventricle | Receives blood from the left atrium and pumps it into the aorta |
| Aorta | Receives blood from the left ventricle and transports it to the rest of the body |
| Septum | Separates the heart into a left side and a right side |
| Pulmonary Circulation | The pathway from which blood flows from the heart (to the lungs) and back to the heart |
| Systemic Circulation | The pathway that carries blood from the heart to all parts of the body with the exception of the lungs |
| Coronary Circulation | Muscle tissue of the heart is supplied with blood through a system of coronary blood vessels |
| Coronary arteries | Supply oxygenated blood to the muscle tissue of the heart |
| Diastole | Is the period when the ventricles are filling with blood. The A-V valve is open and blood flows from the atrium to the ventricle |
| Systole | Is the period when the ventricle pumps blood out of the heart. A-V valve closes and the semi-lunar valve opens |
| Sphygmomanometer | Instrument used to measure the pressure of the blood in the artery of the arm |
| Cardiovascular Diseases | Are diseases of the heart and blood vessels |
| Coronary Thrombosis | Blockage of the coronary artery resulting in oxygen deficiency in the heart muscle |
| Angina Pectoris feeling | Chest pain also called |
