Cardiovascular Anatomy & Physiology

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What are arteries?

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Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart to various parts of the body.

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What is blood pressure?

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Blood pressure is the force exerted by circulating blood against the walls of blood vessels, particularly arteries.

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What are pulmonary arteries?

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Pulmonary arteries are vessels that carry deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.

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What type of blood is found in the left atrium?

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The left atrium contains oxygenated blood that has returned from the lungs.

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What is hemostasis?

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Hemostasis is the process that prevents and stops bleeding, involving platelets and fibrin to form a blood clot.

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What are veins?

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Veins are blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart.

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What is the function of capillaries?

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Capillaries are small blood vessels where the exchange of oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, and waste occurs between blood and tissues.

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What is the aorta?

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The aorta is the largest artery in the body, carrying oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the rest of the body.

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What is the role of the right ventricle?

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The right ventricle pumps deoxygenated blood into the pulmonary arteries, sending it to the lungs for oxygenation.

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What is systole?

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Systole is the phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood out of the chambers.