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Cardiovascular System

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Function

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Carry nutrients such as amino acids, glucose, fatty acids and O2 to the tissues. Carry waste from the tissues for disposal

#2
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Arteri-

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Artery

#3
Front (Question)

Cardi

Back (Answer)

Heart

#4
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-Emia

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Blood

#5
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erythro-

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red

#6
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hemo-

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blood

#7
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leuko-

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white

#8
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vaso-

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vessel

#9
Front (Question)

Arteries

Back (Answer)

Carry blood away from the heart. There are 3 layers. Are white and thicker in appearance

#10
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Tunica Intima

Back (Answer)

Innermost layer. Lines the lumen and made up of endothelial cells

#11
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Tunica Media

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Middle layer that contains smooth muscle. Usually the thickest layer

#12
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Tunica Adventitia

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Outermost layer. containing elastin and collagen

#13
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Types of Arteries:

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Elastic (large): Thick walled and near the heart. Muscular (Distributing): Deliver blood to specific organs Arteioles: smallest one

#14
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Veins

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Take blood back to the heart. Have same layers but have little smooth muscle or elastin and are thinner walls. Have one way valves

#15
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Types of Veins

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Venules: like capillaries but largers Veins: Smooth muscle circularly arranged, more collagen

#16
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Capillaries

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Exchange materials between the blood and the tissues

#17
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Types of capillaries

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Continuous: Held together by tight junctions found in most tissues. Fenestrated: has numerous holes that allow for rapid absorption and filtration. found in kidneys and intestines.

#18
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Lymph Ducts

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Lymph is extracellular fluid that is returned to the heart via the lymphatic system. It is immediately mixed with blood upon returning to the vena cava.

#19
Front (Question)

Vena Cava

Back (Answer)

Largest vein in the body divided into superior and inferior vena cava. Transports blood from the body to right atrium

#20
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Aorta

Back (Answer)

Largest artery. Pumps blood from the heart to the rest of the body

#21
Front (Question)

Coronary arteries

Back (Answer)

Supplies nutrients and oxygen to the heart muscles

#22
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Pulmonary artery

Back (Answer)

Carries low oxygenated blood to the lungs

#23
Front (Question)

Pulmonary veins

Back (Answer)

Carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart

#24
Front (Question)

Atrioventricular valves

Back (Answer)

between the atrium and the ventricles that prevent blood from flowing back into the atrium when the ventricle contracts. Look like strings