Structures
What is another name for the Mitral Valve?
Bicuspid Valve
What does the Cardiovascular System transport throughout the body?
Blood
What is the Cardiovascular disorder involving gnarled and enlarged veins?
Varicose Veins
What is Pulmonary Circulation?
The blood flow between the heart and the lungs.
What type of blood is high in oxygen and low in carbon dioxide?
Oxygenated blood
Which takes blood away from the heart?
Vein/Artery
Artery
What is the goal of the Cardiovascular System?
To deliver blood to all parts of the body.
What Cardiovascular disorder involves the narrowing/blockage of the coronary arteries?
Coronary Artery Disease
Which blood vessel returns blood from the lungs to the heart?
Pulmonary Vein
What type of blood is low in oxygen and high in carbon dioxide?
Deoxygenated blood
Which type of blood vessel has valves?
Veins
What type of pump does the heart have?
Double Pump
What Cardiovascular disorder involves abnormally high blood pressure?
Hypertension
Where does blood go after it passes through the Pulmonary Valve?
The Pulmonary Artery
Where are oxygen and carbon dioxide exchanged at the cellular level?
Capillaries
What artery sends blood to the lungs?
Left Pulmonary Artery
What does the Circulatory system carry to cells?
Oxygen and nutrients?
What Cardiovascular disorder occurs when the heart can't pump blood well, causing it to pool in the heart?
Heart Failure
What undergoes increased pressure as blood travels to the lungs?
Pulmonary Arteries
What is the Aorta's job?
The main artery that carries blood away from the heart, to the rest of the body.
What is the function of the Sinoatrial Node?
It is the pacemaker
What is the purpose of Systemic Circulation?
To regulate blood through the heart, tissues, and cells.
What Cardiovascular disorder involves tightness/pain in the chest?
Angina Pectoris
What is the Alveoli?
Many tiny air sacks of the lungs, which allow for gaseous exchange
What is the serous membrane surrounding the heart called?
Pericardium