Understanding the Cardiovascular System: Functions, Structures, and Processes

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What are the three primary functions of the cardiovascular system?

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Identify the three major structures of the cardiovascular system.

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What is the name of the dividing wall between the left and right sides of the heart?

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What is the double-walled sac containing the heart and the roots of the great vessels called?

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Which major artery pumps oxygenated blood into systemic circulation?

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Which vessel transports deoxygenated blood to the lungs for oxygenation?

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Which vein returns blood from the upper half of the body?

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Which vein returns blood from the lower half of the body?

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What are the arterial blood vessels of the coronary circulation that transport oxygenated blood to the heart muscle called?

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What are the features of the left heart?

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What are the features of the right heart?

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Describe how deoxygenated blood moves through the heart.

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Describe how oxygenated blood moves through the heart.

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Where is the tricuspid valve located?

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Where is the bicuspid valve located and what is its function?

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Where is the pulmonary valve located and how many cusps does it have?

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Where is the aortic valve located and how many cusps does it have?

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What is the function of the papillary muscle in the heart?

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What are semilunar valves and what is unique about them?

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What characterizes systemic circulation in terms of oxygen levels?

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What characterizes pulmonary circulation in terms of oxygen levels?

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What is the function of the atria in the heart?

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What is the function of the ventricles in the heart?

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What is the role of arterioles in the cardiovascular system?

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What is the main function of capillaries in the cardiovascular system?

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What is the function of venules in the cardiovascular system?

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What is the primary function of veins in the cardiovascular system?

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What is diastole in the cardiac cycle?

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What is systole in the cardiac cycle?

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What occurs during atrial systole?

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What happens during the first phase of ventricular systole?

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What occurs during the second phase of ventricular systole?

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What happens during early ventricular diastole?

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What occurs during late ventricular diastole?

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What causes the first heart sound (S1) known as 'lub'?

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What causes the second heart sound (S2) known as 'dub'?

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What is the third heart sound (S3) and what does it indicate?

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What is the fourth heart sound (S4) and what does it indicate?

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What is the end diastolic volume (EDV)?

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What is the end systolic volume (ESV)?

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What does cardiac output indicate?

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What is the formula for cardiac output (CO)?

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What is preload in the context of cardiac function?

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What is afterload in the context of cardiac function?

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What is venous return?

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What does the Frank-Starling law of the heart state?

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What are desmosomes in cardiac muscle?

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What are gap junctions and their function in cardiac muscle?

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What is an intercalated disk in cardiac muscle?

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What is the function of the sarcoplasmic reticulum in cardiac muscle?

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What is the primary characteristic of contractile cardiac cells?

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What are autorhythmic cells in the heart?

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What is excitation-contraction coupling in cardiac muscle?

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What is the sino-atrial node and its function?

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What is the function of the cardiac conduction system?

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What are the three criteria for the spread of excitation through the heart?

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How does excitation spread through the heart?

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What are the differences between arteries and veins?

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What is the primary function of arteries in the cardiovascular system?

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What is the primary function of arterioles in the cardiovascular system?

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What is the primary function of capillaries in the cardiovascular system?

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What is the primary function of venules in the cardiovascular system?

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What is the primary function of veins in the cardiovascular system?

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What factors determine the rate at which blood flows through the circulatory system?

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How do arteries function as a pressure reservoir?

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What is the role of arterioles within an organ?

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What is the function of pre-capillary sphincters in capillaries?

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