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Cardiovascular System Lab
Cardiovascular System Lap
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 3
02/14/2011

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What is the circulatory system?
Definition
Consists of the heart and all associated blood vessels and transports blood to/from the organs
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What are the two divisions of the circulatory system?
Definition
pulmonary Circulation and Systematic Circulation
Term
Define pulmonary circulation
Definition
Division of the CV systems that carries deoxyified blood to the lungs for gas exchange
Term
Define systematic circulation
Definition
Division of the cv system that carries oxygenated blood out to the body (lungs and heart included)
Term
What is the heart?
Definition
A muscular organ that pums and distrubutes blood throughout the body
Term
What are the three basic structures of the heart?
Definition
Base: Site of Great vessel attachment
Apex: Hangs freely
Size: Adult Fist
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What is the pericardium?
Definition
Double walled fluid filled sac that surrounds the heart, acts as a lubricant, decreases friction
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What is the parietal pericardium?
Definition
Fibrous and serous layer, Serous layers turns in ward at the base of the heart
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What is the visceral perficardium?
Definition
Contact with the heart surface, continous w/ parietal perfcardium membrane
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