Anatomy and Physiology: Cardiovascular System
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1. major function of the cardiovascular system transportation
2. function of the cardiovascular system - delivers oxygen/nutrients to cells and
tissues
- removes carbon dioxide and waste
products from cells and tissues
3. a hollow cone organ which weighs less than a heart
pound and is about the size of your fist;
located in the inferior mediastinum
4. directed towards the left hip and rests on the apex
diaphragm
5. points toward the right shoulder and lies be- base
neath the 2nd rib
6. double-walled sac which encloses the heart pericardium
, Anatomy and Physiology: Cardiovascular System
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7. loose, superficial part of the sac; fibrous pericardium
helps to protect the heart and anchors it to
the diaphragm and sternum
8. deep to the fibrous pericardium; serous pericardium
includes parietal and visceral pericardium
9. outside layer that lines the inner surface of parietal pericardium
the fibrous pericardium
10. next to heart; visceral pericardium
also known as the epicardium;
connective tissue layer
11. a slippery lubricating fluid that fills space be- serous/pericardial fluid
tween layers of pericardium
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1. major function of the cardiovascular system transportation
2. function of the cardiovascular system - delivers oxygen/nutrients to cells and
tissues
- removes carbon dioxide and waste
products from cells and tissues
3. a hollow cone organ which weighs less than a heart
pound and is about the size of your fist;
located in the inferior mediastinum
4. directed towards the left hip and rests on the apex
diaphragm
5. points toward the right shoulder and lies be- base
neath the 2nd rib
6. double-walled sac which encloses the heart pericardium
, Anatomy and Physiology: Cardiovascular System
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_jpc8cs
7. loose, superficial part of the sac; fibrous pericardium
helps to protect the heart and anchors it to
the diaphragm and sternum
8. deep to the fibrous pericardium; serous pericardium
includes parietal and visceral pericardium
9. outside layer that lines the inner surface of parietal pericardium
the fibrous pericardium
10. next to heart; visceral pericardium
also known as the epicardium;
connective tissue layer
11. a slippery lubricating fluid that fills space be- serous/pericardial fluid
tween layers of pericardium