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12 Cards in this Set
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The Heart |
Is a pump Encased in the pericardium |
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Arteries |
Triple layered Muscular tube Carries oxygenated blood (Except for umbilical and pulmonary) away from the heart Higher blood pressure than veins |
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Capillaries |
Tiny blood vessels carry blood to the cells Site of gaseous exchange |
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Veins |
Carry de-oxygenated blood (except pulmonary and umbilical) back towards the heart Contain valves to prevent back-flow of blood |
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Valves |
Ensure on directional flow of blood |
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Atrioventricular |
Tricuspid (Right side) Bicuspid (Left side) |
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Semi-lunar |
Pulmonic (Right side) Aortic (Left side) |
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Cardiac cycle |
Atrial Systole, Ventricular Diastole, Atrial Diastole, Ventricular Systole, Ventricular Diastole. Rinse and repeat. |
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Lymphatic system |
Collect fluid lost from the blood capillaries Lymph vessels and nodes Collect cell debris, foreign particles and micro-organisms out side the blood vessels. |
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Lymph vessels |
Slightly larger than capillaries Slightly more permeable than capillaries Join up to large ducts which dump lymph into large veins in the chest |
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Lymph nodes |
Intersection of many Lymph vessels Spread out along vessels |
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Transfusions |
Antigens & Antibodies If wrong blood type body thinks the blood is an infection and will fight the blood. |