Circulation (Notes #2)

Terms	Definitions
Systemic circulation	The flow of blood to all body tissues (except the heart and lungs.)
William Harvey	He proved that blood flowed in a circle in the blood vessels.
Pulmonary circulation	The flow of blood through the heart to the lungs and back to the heart.
Circulation	The process in which digested foods, O2, wastes, etc. are carried to all part's of the body.
Marcello Malpighi	He first saw and described the capillaries.
Heart	"Cardio" means _____.
Blood Vessels	"Vascular" means _____.
Coronary circulation	The flow of blood through the heart muscle itself.
Lymph nodes	Bulges along the lymphatic system where white blood cells are made and infections are fought.
Heart attack	If the heart muscle does not get enough blood this could happen.
Muscles	Blood is moved through the veins by the action of ___ pressing against the vessels.
Blood pressure	The force of the blood pushing on the artery walls.
Lymph	Plasma that has leaked out of the blood at the capillaries.
Veins	Lymph moves through the lymphatic system in the same way that blood moves through the ___.
Atherosclerosis	Disorder in which fatty deposits form on the artery walls.
Hypertension	Another word for high blood pressure.
Stroke	If the brain does not get enough blood, this can happen.
120/80	An example of a blood pressure reading is ____.

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