Introduction to The Circulatory System
This text provides a brief introduction to overview of the circulatory system; components of the blood; mammalian heart & blood vessels; and blood flow & blood pressure regulation. Advanced Placement® and AP® are trademarks registered and/or owned by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, this textbook.
Topics
- cardiac muscle
- circulatory system
- inferior vena cava
- hemocoel
- blood
- heart
- aorta
- electrocardiogram
- arteriole
- atrioventricular valve
- biscuspid valve
- blood flow
- blood pressure
- blood pressure regulation
- blood type
- blood vessel
- BP
- capillary bed
- cardiac arrest
- cardiac cycle
- cardiac output
- cardiomyocyte
- closed circulatory system
- coronary artery
- coronary vein
- diastole
- double circulation
- endocardium
- epicardium
- gill circulation
- heart anatomy
- heart attack
- heart structure
- hemolymph
- interstitial fluid
- lymph node
- mitral valve
- myocardial infarction
- open circulatory system
- ostium
- peripheral resistance
- precapillary sphincter
- pulmocutaneous circulation
- pulmonary circulation
- red blood cell
- semilunar valve
- sinoatrial (SA) node
- superior vena cava
- systemic circulation
- systole
- tricuspid valve
- unidirectional circulation
- vasoconstriction
- vasodilation
- vena cava
- venule
- white blood cell
- serum
- artery
- ventricle
- vein
- platelet
- plasma
- atrium
- circulation
- pericardium
- angina
- atherosclerosis
- coagulation
- myocardium
- ECG
- capillary