Details Title: 1020 Unit 7 Description: Unit 7 Total Flash Cards: 20 Created: 04/06/2009 15:09:30		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Biology Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term angina Definition chest pain due to lack of blood-flow Term angioplasty Definition ballon-like devices which are inserted into the blood vessels, pushes plaque against the wall and open the vessel Term aorta Definition principle artery of the systematic curcuit coming out of the heart Term ateries Definition blood vessels that transport blood away from the heart Term atrium Definition chamber in heart that receives blood from veins Term capillaries Definition tiny blood vessels that penetrare all tissues and deliver food and oxygen directly to cells Term cardiac output Definition volume of blood pumped by the left ventricle per minute Term coronary artery Definition blood vessel that delivers blood to the heart muscle Term coronary graft Definition a surgical procedure in which a blood vessel is grafted onto arteries serving the heart to by-pass a blockage Term double circulation Definition system of blood flow in which de-oxygenated and oxygenated blood are kept seperate Term heart attack Definition event in which heart stops due to inadequate blood flow to the heart muscle usually due to blockage in coronary arteries Term plaque Definition accumulation of material on inner surfaces of blood vessels Term pulmonary artery Definition blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to lungs Term pulmonary circuit Definition path of blood from the heart, to the lungs, and back to the heart Term pulmonary vein Definition blood vessel that carries blood from the lungs back to the heart Term stroke volume Definition volume of blood pumped by left ventricle per beat Term systematic circuit Definition path of blood from the heart, to all parts of the body (except lungs) and back to the heart Term veins Definition blood vessels that transport blood to the heart Term vena cava Definition major vein returning blood to the right atrium Term ventricle Definition chamber in the heart with thick muscular walls to pump blood out of the heart