Cardiovascular System Anatomy and Physiology
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1. aorta largest artery in the body
2. arteriole small artery
3. artery largest type of blood vessel; carries blood away from teh heart
to all parts of the body.
4. artrioventricular bundle (bun- specialized tissue at the base of the wall b/w the ventricles that
dle of His) carry the electric impulses to the ventricles
5. atrioventricular node (AV specialized tissue at the base of the wall b/w the 2 upper heart
node) chambers
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6. atrium upper chamber of heart
7. capillary smallest blood vessel
8. CO2 gas waste
9. coronary arteries blood vessels branch from the aorta and carry oxygen-rich
blood to the heart muscle
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1. aorta largest artery in the body
2. arteriole small artery
3. artery largest type of blood vessel; carries blood away from teh heart
to all parts of the body.
4. artrioventricular bundle (bun- specialized tissue at the base of the wall b/w the ventricles that
dle of His) carry the electric impulses to the ventricles
5. atrioventricular node (AV specialized tissue at the base of the wall b/w the 2 upper heart
node) chambers
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, Cardiovascular System Anatomy and Physiology
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_jn1lft
6. atrium upper chamber of heart
7. capillary smallest blood vessel
8. CO2 gas waste
9. coronary arteries blood vessels branch from the aorta and carry oxygen-rich
blood to the heart muscle
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