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The Heart
Coronary Circulation
Pulmonary Circulation
Systemic Circulation
Arteries, Veins and Capillaries
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The heart is made of what type of muscle tissue?
Cardiac muscle
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What is the coronary circulation?
The flow of blood to and from the tissues of the heart
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What is pulmonary circulation?
The flow of blood through the heart to the lungs and back to the heart
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What is systemic circulation?
The largest of the three sections of your circulatory system which oxygen-rich blood flows to all organs & body tissues
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What is an artery?
Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
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Where is the heart located?
Behind the sternum and between your lungs
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How does the coronary circulation help the heart?
Supply it with nutrients and oxygen and remove wastes
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What does the blood returning from the body through the right side of the heart and to the lungs contain?
Cellular wastes
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True or False: Systemic circulation is the largest of the three sections of your circulatory system.
True
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What are veins?
Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
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How many compartments does the heart have?
Four
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What happens when the coronary circulation is blocked?
Oxygen and nutrients cannot reach all the cells of the heart
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What do the wastes include?
Includes molecules of carbon dioxide & other substances
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What flows from your heart in the arteries of this system?
Oxygen-rich blood
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What are capillaries?
Microscopic blood vessels that connect arteries & veins
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What is another name for compartments of the heart?
Chambers
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What is the coronary circulation part of ?
The circulatory system
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What is the aorta ?
The largest artery in the body
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What are nutrients and oxygen delivered and exchanged for?
Carbon dioxide and wastes
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Compare arteries, veins and capillaries.
Arteries carry blood away from the heart, veins carry blood back to the heart and capillaries connect arteries and veins.
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What are the names of the four compartments?
Right & left atriums and right & left ventricles
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What can be caused by the coronary system being blocked?
A heart attack
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What happens in the final step of pulmonary circulation?
Oxygen-rich blood is pumped from the left ventricle into the aorta
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What happens in the systemic circulation?
Nutrients & oxygen are delivered by blood to your body calls & exchanged for carbon dioxide and wastes
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When can you see capillaries?
When you have a bloodshot eye