The Cardiovascular System The cardiovascular system consists of a heart and an enclosed system of blood vessels categories into arteries‚ capillaries and veins. The heart is a muscle about the size of the fist; its wall is made up of a muscle known as the Cardiac Muscle‚ and is located between the two lungs and lies left of the middle of the chest (cliff notes). A fibrous covering known as the pericardium which surrounds around the whole heart holds the heart in place but allows it to move as
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20 The Heart PowerPoint® Lecture Presentations prepared by Jason LaPres Lone Star College—North Harris © 2012 Pearson Education‚ Inc. An Introduction to the Cardiovascular System • Learning Outcomes • 20-1 Describe the anatomy of the heart‚ including vascular supply and pericardium structure‚ and trace the flow of blood through the heart‚ identifying the major blood vessels‚ chambers‚ and heart valves. • 20-2 Explain the events of an action potential in cardiac muscle‚ indicate the
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Cardiovascular fitness is the practice of utilizing and transporting oxygen in the process using your heart lung and organs. The practice of this can improve the pumping of the blood and oxygen to the body making it more efficient and easier to release oxygen therefore improving your exercising techniques. An important fact about cardiovascular fitness is the maximum volume of oxygen you body can retain is VO2 Max. There are many forms of exercising and practicing cardiovascular fitness. Some examples
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Cardiovascular Disease Information “Cardiovascular disease is the commonest chronic illness in our society‚ and I think in the world” (Lewis‚ 2013). Many people suffer from cardiovascular disease there are times where it is too late to do anything about it. Suzanne Hughes‚ MSN‚ RN states that some risks factors of cardiovascular disease that we cannot change are “being a man early in life and our family history”. Some other causes of cardiovascular disease that can be prevented are the type of
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Cardiovascular Disease Information Tomakio Robinson February 7‚ 2012 Jessica Grippo HCA/240 Cardiovascular disease is a killer of many African American women in the United States. Cardiovascular disease does affect men as well. Cardiovascular disease— affects hypertension‚ heart disease‚ and stroke many experts estimate that one in two women will die of a stroke or heart disease. Cardiovascular disease is a health condition that affects the blood vessels and heart. This includes stroke
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date 29 September 2014 03 October 2014 24 October 2014 28 October 2014 Qualification Unit number and title BTEC Applied Science level 3 Extended National Diploma – medical profile Unit 11: Physiology of human body systems (10 credits‚ 60 hours) Assignment title 2 Assignment 2/4: Physiology of the Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems (P3‚ P4‚ M2‚ M3) Outcome 2 Be able to relate the structure of the circulatory system to its function in a multi-cellular organism Outcome 3 Be able to relate the structure
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Body Systems Cardiovascular System - relates to the heart‚ blood vessels and circulation in the body. The cardiovascular system‚ also known as the circulatory system‚ refers to the network that transports blood throughout the body. It is composed of the heart‚ blood vessels‚ and blood. There are actually two circulatory systems: * The pulmonary circulation – sends blood from the heart to the lungs. * The systemic circulation – sends blood from the heart to all the other parts of our
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The cardiovascular system is an organ system comprised of the heart‚ blood and blood vessels. The cardiovascular system forms a part of the circulatory system‚ which circulates blood‚ lymph and oxygen throughout the body. The cardiovascular system works in conjunction with the digestive system to move nutrients throughout the body‚ and is also closely related to nervous system function. Here are some facts and functions of the cardiovascular system. 1. The Heart is at the Center of the Cardiovascular
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Cardiovascular disease is a common chronic illness in our society and it causes over half the deaths in the US each year. It affects all aspects of the heart. It affects the arteries that supply blood to the heart‚ the valves which pumps the blood and the heart muscles‚ itself. People who don’t take care of themselves can develop cardiovascular disease‚ which can cause heart attacks‚ congestive heart failure or strokes. A patient’s risk of cardiovascular disease increases if
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Plant Physiology Review for Quiz 4/09/13 1. What is Plant Physiology? Plant physiology is the study of the functions of plants. 2. What is the difference between phenotype and genotype The difference between phenotype and genotype is that phenotype is the external characteristics and genotype is the genetic make up 3. What are the two types of cell walls? The two types of cell walls are primary cell wall and secondary cell wall. 4. What are the most abundance components of the CELL
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