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Crdiovascular system - Coggle Diagram
Crdiovascular system
Artery
Blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart
Vascoconstriction
Reducing the diameter of small arteries to reduce blood flow to tissues
Vasodilation
Increasing the diameter of small arteries to reduce blood flow to tissues
Vascular shunt
Mechanism that directs blood to where there is greater demand
Vein
Blood vessel carrying blood towards the heart
Capillary
Very thin blood vessels that allow gas exchange to happen
Atria
Upper chambers of the heart that collect blood from veins
Ventricles
Lower chambers of the heart which pump blood out of the heart to the arteries
Right atrium
Heart chamber reciving deoxygentated blood from the vena cava
Vena Cava
Blood vessel carrying deoxygenated blood into the right body to the right atrium
Right ventricle
Heart chamber pumping deoxygented blood into the pulmonary artery
Pulmonary artery
blood vessel carrying deoxygentaded blood from the right ventricle to the lungs
Pulmary vein
blood vessel carrying oxygentaded blood from the lungs to the left atruim
Left atrium
Heart chamber reciving oxygenated blood from the pulmonary vein
Left ventricle
Heart chamber pumping oxygenated blood into the aorta
Deoxygenated blood
Blood returing to the heart/lungs lacking oxygen
Aorta
Blood vessel carring oxygented blood from the left ventricle to the body
Oxygenated blood
Blood leaving the heart/lungs rich in oxygen
Heart rate
The numbers of times the heart beats in a minute