vocab 3.1.1-3.1.5

arteries that supply blood to the heart

• coronary

• vein

• aorta

• ventricle

artery supplies blood to the left side of the heart

• left coronary artery

• left ventricle

• right ventricle

• right coronary artery

artery branches off the left coronary artery and supplies blood to the front of the left side of the heart

• right coronary artery

• right anterior descending artery

• left anterior descending artery

• left coronary artery

artery branches off the left coronary artery and surrounds the heart muscle. This artery supplies blood to outer side and back of the heart

• pulmonary artery
• circumflex artery
• right coronary artery
• subclavian artery

artery supplies blood to the right ventricle, right atrium, and sinoatrial (SA) and atrioventricular (AV) node, which regulate heart rhythm

• right coronary artery
• aorta
• pulmonary artery
• left coronary artery

the transport system of the body responsible for carrying oxygen and nutrients to the body and carrying away carbon dioxide and other wastes; composed of the heart, blood vessels, and blood.

• circulatory system
• nervous system
• digestive system
• respiratory system

a measure of cardiac activity usually expressed in number of beats per minute.

• blood pressure.
• respiratory rate.
• beats per minute
• heart rate.

the rythematic expansion and recoil of arteries resulting from heart contraction.

• heartbeat
• blood pressure
• pulse
• respiration

the pressure that blood exerts upon the walls of blood vessels, especially arteries, usually measured with a sphygmomanometer and expressed in millimeters of mercury.

• Hypertension
• Heart rate
• Cholesterol level
• Blood pressure

the stage in a heartbeat when contraction of the heart pushes blood out of the chambers and into the aorta and pulmonary artery.

• atrium
• diastole
• ventricle
• systole