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        | supplementary circulatory pumps seen in hagfish (lack cardiac muscle) |  | 
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        | The section of the aortic arch delivering blood to the gills (Fishes)
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        | is the reconnection of two streams that previously branched out, such as blood vessels or leaf veins. |  | 
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        | drain blood from the head region |  | 
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        | Evolution of aortic arches. Pg.467 |  | 
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        | supply system that carries blood away from the heart and out to body tissues. 
 High in Oxygen(pulmonary is not)
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        | Very small arteries and veins |  | 
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        | Atrioventricular (AV node) |  | Definition 
 
        | is a part of the electrical control system of the heart that coordinates the top of the heart. It electrically connects atrial and ventricular chambers |  | 
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        | chamber in which blood enters the heart |  | 
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        | form between the atrium and ventricle 
 normal flow, the valves are pushed open
 
 blood reversal immediately forces them closed
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        | is the resting heart rate of under 60 beats per minute |  | 
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        | is a pear shaped chamber that functions as a capacitor, maintaining continuous blood flow into the gill arches. 
 if its elastic walls lack cardiac
 muscle
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        | the tiny vessels that lie between veins and arteries |  | 
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        | organ system that passes nutrients (such as amino acids, electrolytes and lymph), gases, hormones, blood cells, etc. to and from cells in the body to help fight diseases, stabilize body temperature and pH, and to maintain homeostasis |  | 
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        | is a small cluster of sensory cells associated with capillaries, 
 plays a role in sensing the gas content or pressure of the
 blood as well as having some endocrine functions
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        | Where anterior and posterior cardinal unite and open into sinus venosus |  | 
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        | adult form of bulbus cordis 
 contractile walls possess cardiac
 muscle
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        | perfuse the heart wall, usually only the outer part of the myocardium
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        | which delivers blood to the skin along the dorsal and lateral body wall...Leaves pulmocutaneous artery
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        | constitutes the lowest pressure within the blood vessels, which is reached between heartbeats.
 
 is the period of time when the heart refills with blood
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        | blood passes through the heart twice during each circuit(Amniotes) 
 heart->lungs->back to the heart->out
 to the systemic tissues->back to the heart a second time
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        | Dorsal section of the aortic arch carrying blood away from gills (Fishes) |  | 
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        | Sinoatrial node (SA node) |  | Definition 
 
        | Contraction of the entire heart usually begins within a restricted region in the sinus venosus called the pacemaker |  | 
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        | neuron like fibers that are modified cardiac muscle cells (part of AV node) |  | 
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        | The luminal walls of the bulbus arteriosus are thrown into leaflets, collectively forming this 
 Prevents reverse blood flow
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        | pattern in which blood passes only once through the heart during each complete circuit (Fishes)
 
 heart ->gills ->systemic tissues->heart
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        | fluid component and can be thought of as the ground substance of blood, a special connective tissue.
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        | third formed element in the blood. 
 They release factors that produce a cascade of chemical events leading to the formation of a clot, or thrombus, at sites of tissue damage.
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        | Carry blood toward the heart 
 Usually low in oxygen (pulmonary is not)
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        | intermost layer of arteries and veins 
 includes the lining of endothelial cells that face the lumen
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        | Outermost layer of arteries and veins 
 composed mostly of fibrous connective
 tissue
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        | Middle layer of arteries and viens 
 Some smooth muscle contributes to this in  large arteries, but elastic fibers predominate.
 
 In large veins, this middle layer contains mostly smooth muscle with almost no elastic fibers.
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        | are a second major cellular constituent of the formed elements in blood 
 White blood cells-defend the body from infection and disease.
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        | is a blood vessel connecting the pulmonary artery to the aortic arch. It allows most of the blood from the right ventricle to bypass the fetus's fluid-filled non-functioning lungs. |  | 
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        | it allows oxygenated blood from the placenta to bypass the liver. in fetus |  | 
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        | the fused endocardial tubes form the endothelial lining of the heart
 
 innermost layer of tissue that lines the chambers of the heart
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        | which carry blood into the ventral region of the head from ventral aorta
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        | A connecting vessel between the bases of the left and right aortic arches in crocodilians.
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        | an opening between right and left atria, allows most blood entering the right atrium to flow directly to the left
 atrium without first passing through the lungs
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        | are the cellular components of blood. Red blood cells, or erythrocytes, are one cell type of the
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        | transports absorbed nutrients directly from the digestive tract to the liver for
 storage or processing of many end products of digestion
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        | which carry blood forward into the head and usually penetrate the braincase to supply the brain 
 From anterior dorsal aorta
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        | The fluid carried by the lymphatic vessels 
 It
 consists mostly of water and a few dissolved substances such
 as electrolytes and proteins, but it contains no red blood cells.
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        | not true hearts because they lack cardiac muscle, but striated muscles in their walls slowly develop
 pulses of pressure to drive the lymph. (fishes)
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        | partner with the circulatory system. It aids fluid return to the circulatory system and is engaged in several special functions.
 
 Structurally, there are two components of the vessels and tissue.
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        | the middle and thickest layer of the heart wall |  | 
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        | vascular pathway that begins in one set of capillaries and runs to another without coursing
 through the heart in between
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        | Drain posterior part of body |  | 
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        | which return blood from the embryo’s body
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        | little rings of smooth muscle restricting the entrance to the capillary beds. |  | 
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        | Drain anterior part of body |  | 
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        | The last arch (VI) loses its connection to the dorsal aorta because the ductus arteriosus closes
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        | artery branched from pulmocutaneous artery that eneters the lungs |  | 
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        | brings arteries and veins close together, allowing heat exchange between them near the brain 
 heat block provides a mechanism for absorbing excess
 heat and preventing harmful thermal extremes in the brain
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        | the ventricles of the heart contract, the peak force
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        | refers to a heart rate that exceeds the normal range. A heart rate over 100 beats per minute |  | 
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        | fluid that has escaped from the blood capillaries to surrounding cells
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        | The inner wall of the myocardium, especially of the ventricle, often forms projecting
 cones of muscle
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        | vessels open and restore or enlarge in size of the lumen |  | 
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        | Blood leaving the heart first enters an unpaired |  | 
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        | ventricle is one of two large chambers that collect and expel blood received from an atrium towards the peripheral beds within the body and lungs |  | 
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