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'The amount of pressure that is exerted on the artery walls as the blood moves through them' is defined as what?
Blood pressure
Where do arteries take the blood?
Away from the heart.
Why does the left ventricle have a thicker wall?
To enable it to pump blood to the body via the aorta.
What does the Vena Cava do?
Returns deoxygenated blood from the body to the right atrium.
What is normal/ideal blood pressure?
90-140 mmHG/60-90 mmHG
What is it called, the "highest blood pressure when the heart contracts"?
Systolic
Where does diffusion take place?
Capillaries
What is the blood pressure in veins?
Low
"Amount of blood pumped by a ventricle per heart beat" is...
Stroke Volume
What is the equation to calculate cardiac output?
Stroke volume x HR
Systematic circulation and ?? circulation
Pulmonary
Which blood vessel takes deoxygenated blood away from the heart to the lungs?
Pulmonary artery
Name the four main blood vessels
Vena cava, pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, aorta
What are the atrioventricular (AV) valves called?
tricuspid valve and bicuspid/mitral valve
Heart valves.....
prevent backflow
What are the two lower chambers?
Ventricles
How many chambers does the heart have?
4
What is the heart wall called?
myocardium
What is the heart the size of?
An adult clenched fist
Where is the location of the heart?
Behind the sternum, left of the centre.