FlashcardsTEAS Cardiovascular System Flashcards
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This 45-card flashcard set covers cardiovascular system anatomy and physiology for TEAS exam preparation. Topics include heart chambers and valves, blood vessel types, systemic and pulmonary circulation, blood composition, lymphatic function, and common cardiovascular conditions like atherosclerosis and hypertension. Use it for nursing school entrance exam review or anatomy self-study.
Terms in This Set
- What are the main components of the cardiovascular system?
- What type of system is the cardiovascular system?
- What does “closed” system mean?
- What are the three types of blood vessels?
- Arteries carry blood where?
- Veins carry blood where?
- What is the function of capillaries?
- What tissue makes up the heart?
- How many chambers does the heart have? What are the names?
- What does the atria do? What does the ventricles do?
- What is the function of heart valves?
- What are the atrioventricular (AV) valves?
- Where is the tricuspid valve located? Where is the mitral valve located?
- What are semilunar valves?
- Where does systemic circulation begin?
- Trace oxygenated blood leaving the heart
- Trace deoxygenated blood returning from the body
- Trace blood through the lungs
- Trace oxygenated blood returning from the lungs
- Which artery carries deoxygenated blood?
- Which veins carry oxygenated blood?
- Pulmonary vs. Systemic Circulation
- Systole
- Diastole
- What causes the “lub” sound?
- What causes the “dub” sound?
- What controls the hearts rhythm?
- What is plasma?
- What do red blood cells contain?
- What is the function of hemoglobin?
- How is most carbon dioxide transported?
- What percent of CO2 is dissolved directly in plasma?
- What are leukocytes? What are their function?
- What are platelets responsible for?
- What is lymph?
- What do lymph nodes contain?
- What is the function of lymph nodes?
- Where does lymph drain?
- What is a macrophage
- What is a heart attack?
- What is a stroke?
- What is atherosclerosis?
- What is hypertension?
- What is arrhythmia?
- What is an aneurysm?
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