 | Term | Definition |
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Circulatory |
system that pumps blood around the body |
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ventricles |
Pumping chambers composed of thick myocardium; left side is most muscular |
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atria |
recieving chambers; lined with thin layer of myocardium |
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Coronary arteries |
Carry oxygen rich blood from the aorta to the myocardium of the heart itself |
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Vena cava |
Carries oxygen poor blood from the body back to the heart |
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Pulmonary artery |
Carries oxygen poor blood from the right ventricle to the lungs to pick up oxygen |
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Pulmonary vein |
Carries oxygen rich blood from the heart to the left atrium |
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Common carotid arteries |
Carry oxygen and nutrients to the head, neck, and face |
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Jugular veins |
Carry carbon dioxide and wastes from the heart to the head, neck, and face |
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Ascending aorta |
Branches off the left ventricle; carries oxygen rich blood to parts of the body above the heart |
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Descending aorta |
Branches off the left ventricle; carries oxygen rich blood to the torso and legs (below the heart) |
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Trachea |
Made of cartilage rings; leads from pharynx to lungs; branches into bronchi |
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Larynx |
Voice box; contains bands of cartilage that vibrate to produce sound |
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Lungs |
Oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange happens in the alveoli of the respiratory system and the capillaries of the circulatory system |
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Ventral |
the position of the trachea to the esophagus |
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Cartilaginous rings |
the trachea contains these, preventing it from collapsing and distinguishing it from the esophagus |
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diaphragm |
the muscle that assists in breathing |
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skeletal |
the type of muscle tissue that the diaphragm is composed of |
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hypothalamus |
the part of the brain that monitors the need to breathe |
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carbon dioxide concentration |
the factor that the hypothalamus monitors when monitoring the need to breathe |
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renal |
the blood circuit that travels through the kidney |
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hepatic portal |
the blood circuit that travels through the liver |
