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The cardiovascular system, also called the ______ system, permits blood to circulate and transport nutrients.
vascular
The function of the cardiovascular system includes transportation of red blood cells, carbon dioxide, nutrients, and metabolic waste through the ______ system.
circulatory
The heart is a four-chambered double pump that creates the pressure needed to push blood in vessels to the lung and body ______.
cells
Blood vessels form a tubular network that permits blood to flow from the heart to all living cells in the body and then back to the ______.
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Arteries carry blood ______ from the heart.
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Veins return blood ______ the heart.
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The specialized non contractile cardiac cells capable of auto rhythmicity are found in the following specific location: the ______
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The atrioventricular node is a small bundle of specialized cardiac muscle cells located at the base of the right atrium near the ______
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The bundle of His originates at the AV node and enters the ______
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Purkinje fibers extend from the bundle of His and spread throughout the ______
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The SA node is the normal cardiac pacemaker with its rate of discharge determining the rate at which the ______
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The ECG is a record of the overall spread of electrical activity through the heart which is used to diagnose abnormal heart rate, arrhythmia, and damage of heart ______
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