Module 2: Basic Cardiovascular Vocab

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Systole

Contraction of the heart

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Diastole

Relaxation of the heart

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transmural pressure

pressure difference exerted on the two sides of a vessel wall

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driving pressure

difference between high and low pressure areas that causes blood to flow between these areas

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Parallel arrangement of vasculature

Allows for decreased total peripheral resistance and independent regulation of blood flow

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Series arrangement of vasculature

Blood flow from one side of the heart to the other