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Where do arteries carry blood?
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AWAY from the body (*Arteries = Away*)
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Where do veins carry blood?
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TO the heart
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What are pacemakers?
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Cells that regulate heartbeats - (located in the right atrium)
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What are the Functions of the Cardiovascular system?
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1) Delivers nutrients/needed materials to cells (ie - glucose, amino acids, vitamins + minerals, etc)
2) Removes wastes from cells - (ie urea, CO2) 3) Fights disease - carries white blood cells that kill pathogens, carries antibodies that fight pathogens |
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What is the Path of blood flow?
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Venacava -> Right Atrium -> Tricuspid valve -> Right Ventricle -> pulmonary valve -> Pulmonary Artery -> lungs -> aortic valve -> aorta -> body -> BACK TO THE BEGINNING
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What are the two upper chambers of the heart?
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The left atrium and the right atrium
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What are the two lower chambers of the heart?
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The left ventricle and right ventricle
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Where does DE-oxygenated blood travel through?
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The right ventricle
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Where does OXYGENATED blood travel through?
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The left ventricle
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*REMEMBER!*
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When the word "left" is mentioned, on my body its the right side and when the word "right" is mentioned its on the left side of my body
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Where is blood pressure the lowest?
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In the veins
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How does blood in your foot get back to your heart?
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1) valves in veins keep blood in legs from flowing back down with gravity
2) muscles in legs push against veins propelling blood upward toward the heart |
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What is blood pressure?
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The force exerted on blood vessel walls when ventricles contract
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- the force exerted on blood vessel walls when ventricles relax |
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What is a sphygmomanometer?
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It is a machine that measures blood pressure.
*REMEMBER!* SPHYG - MOMA - NO - METER |
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How do you measure Blood Pressure?
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In mmhg (mercury)
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