BIOL 2213 Midterm: Topic List 12--EXAM 4

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Circulatory system: transport, hormones, gases o2 and co2, nutrients, wastes, protection, against pathogens, against blood loss, regulation, of body temperature, ph, water content. Flow (f): movement of the blood from one part of the body to another part of the body: cardiovascular system depends on ow. Atrium: chamber of heart that receives blood returning to heart from veins and passes it on to ventricle on the same side of the heart: blood in left atrium comes from the lungs and from l&r pulmonary veins. Ventricle: lower chamber of heart that force blood out of the arteries (aorta or pulmonary) Arteries: vessels carrying blood away from the heart: arteries of systemic circulation branch off the aorta dividing into progressively smaller vessels, aorta: largest artery that carries blood from left ventricle to thorax and abdomen (systemic loop) Arterioles: blood vessel between artery and capillary; primary site of vascular resistance.

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