Karteikarten
Circulatory System Terms
Karten in diesem Stapel (39)
- 1AortaLargest arterty in the body
- 2arteriolesSmall arteries in the pulmonary arteries branch
- 3venulessmall veins
- 4Coronary arteryFirst branch of the aorta
- 5Coronary CirculationBrings oxygenated blood to the heart
- 6Coronary SinusDeoxygenated blood returns here
- 7Portal circulationBranch of general circulation
- 8Portal veinMajor vein that leads to the liver
- 9hepatic veinVein that drains blood from the liver to the common bile duct
- 10Fetal circulationBrings blood to fetus
- 11Ductus venosusFetal structure that connects the umbilical vein to the inferior vena cava
- 12Aortic semilunar valveIn between junction of aorta and left ventricle of heart
- 13Tunica MediaMiddle arterial layer
- 14Tunica adventitiaA.K.A externa
Outer layer of arterial wall - 15ArteriesBlood vessel that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to the capillaries
- 16Tunica IntimaInner layer of the artery walls
- 17CapillariesSmallest blood vessels
- 18VeinsVessels that carry blood to the heart
- 19ValvesStructure that allows the flow of fluid in only one direction
- 20Apextop of object; point or extremity of a cone
- 21Arteryblood vessel which carries blood away from heart
- 22Atriumupper chamber of heart
- 23Atrioventricular (AV) nodesmall mass of interwoven conducting tissue located between the atrium and ventricles
- 24Bicuspidhaving two cusps
- 25Biscuspid/Mitral valveartrioventricular valve between the left atria and left ventricle
- 26CarotidArtery that gives blood to the neck and neck
- 27Caridopulmonary circulationSystem of carrying blood from the heart to the lungs and back
- 28DiastolicDilation of the heart. the rest between systoles
- 29EndocardiumMembrane lining the interior of the hearrt
- 30Femoral arteryArtery in the groin area
- 31MyocardiumMuscle of the heart
- 32PoplitealArea behind the knee
- 33Pulmonary arterystructure that takes blood from the right ventricle to the lung
- 34Pulmonary semilunar valveHeart valve at the opening of the pulmonary artery that allows blood to flow from the right ventricle into the pulmonary artery
- 35Purkinje fibersCondition fibers that conduct the impulses through the ventricles pf he heart
- 36Radialwrist
- 37Sinoatrial (SA) nodeDense network of fibers of conduction at junction of superior vena cava and right atrium; pacemaker
- 38SeptumDividing wall between two spaces or cavities
- 39Tricuspid valveThree part valve between right atrium and right ventricle
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- Karteikarten am Circulatory System Terms, erstellt von 4everlakena am 07/11/2014.
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