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Cards Term Largest and main artery of circulatory system Definition Aorta Term Blood vessels that carry blood FROM the upper and lower parts of the body Definition Upper part of body - Surperior vena cava Lower part of body - Inferior vena cava Term Seperates left and right sides of the heart Definition Septum Term Blood vessels that carry blood TO the lungs Definition Pulmonary artery Pulmonary vein Term Four chambers of the heart Definition Right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, left ventricle Term Keeps blood from flowing back into the chamber of a heart Definition valve Term Aorta Definition biggest artery pushes blood to entire body Term Surperior vena cava Definition brings deoxygenated blood from upper part of body to the heart Term Inferior vena cava Definition brings deoxygenated blood to heart from lower part of body Term Right atrium Definition Chamber of the heart Collects deoxygenated blood from body Term Right ventricle Definition Chamber of heart pushes deoxygenated blood out of heart to lungs Term Pulmonary Artery Definition brings deoxygenated blood to lungs only artery that carries de-ox blood Term Pulmonary vein Definition carries oxygenated blood from lungs to heart only vein that carries ox. blood Term Left atrium Definition Chamber Receives ox. blood from lungs Term Left ventricle Definition Chamber pushes oxygenated blood out to body Term side of heart that has more muscle / why Definition left side - because needs the extra muscle to pump blood out to the body Term Cardiac output Definition volume of blood pumped per minute (want a higher cardiac output rather than a lower one) Term F.i.t.t. Definition Frequency exercise three to five times per week with no more than 48 hours in between workouts Term f.I.t.t. Definition Intensity reccommended intensity for healthy, active individuals = 60-80% reccommended intensity for low fit, deconditioned, or older adults = 40-50% Term f.i.T.t. Definition Time 20-30 minutes at intensity of 60-80% not including warm-up and cool down warm-up = 5-15 minutes conditioning bout = 20-30 minutes cool down = 5-15 minutes Term f.i.t.T. Definition 2 types: aerobic exercise ("with oxygen")- activities that demand large amounts of oxygen and improve cardioresperatory endurance, i.e. dancing, cycling, jogging anaerobic exercise ("without oxygen")- activities of high intensity and short duration, i.e. sprinting