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| Two major divisions of the cardiovascular system |
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| Which side of the heart is attributed to the pulmonary circuit? |
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| Which side of the heart is attributed to the systemic circuit? |
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| What part of the body does the pulmonary circuit service? |
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| The lungs - carries blood to the lungs for gas exchange the returns to the heart |
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| What part of the body does the systemic circuit service? |
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| Every organ of the body, including other parts of the heart and lungs |
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| The pulmonary trunk divides into these |
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| Pulmonary arteries branch into these |
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| The aortic arch gives off arteries that supply what three things? |
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| Deoxygenated blood enters which side of the heart |
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| What two large veins bring deoxygenated blood to the right side of the heart? |
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| Superior and inferior vena cava |
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| What area of the body does the superior vena cava drain? |
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| What area of the body does the inferior vena cava drain? |
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| Everything below the diaphragm |
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| Major veins and arteries entering and leaving heart are called what? |
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| Great vessels (great arteries, great veins) |
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| What is the broad, superior portion of the heart known as? |
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| What is the inferior end of the heart known as? |
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| Double walled sack that encloses the heart |
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| The outer wall of pericardium |
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| Pericardial sack (parietal pericardium) |
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| The inner wall of pericardium |
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| Epicardium (visceral pericardium) |
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| To what is the pericardial sack anchored by ligaments to? |
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| Diaphragm below and sternum anterior - more loosely anchored to fibrous connective tissue and mediastinal tissue posterior to the heart |
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| The space between parietal and visceral membranes |
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| What is contained in the pericardial cavity? |
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| Pericardial fluid (about 5-30mL) |
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| From where is pericardial fluid exuded? |
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| Why is it important the pericardium isolates the heart from other organs? |
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| It allows it room to beat |
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