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Student Center Understanding Human Anatomy and Physiology
Fourth Edition
Sylvia S. Mader
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Chapter 12: The Circulatory System

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 Chapter Outline
  1. Anatomy of the Heart
    1. Pericardial Membranes
    2. Chambers of the Heart
      1. Right Atrium
      2. Right Ventricle
      3. Left Atrium
      4. Left Ventricle
    3. Double Pump
    4. Path of Blood in the Heart
    5. Heartbeat
      1. Cardiac Cycle
      2. Heart Sounds
      3. Cardiac Conduction System
      4. Regulation of the Heartbeat
    6. Cardiac Disorders
  2. Vascular System
    1. Blood Vessels
      1. Arteries and Arterioles
      2. Capillaries
      3. Veins and Venules
    2. Path of Circulation
      1. Pulmonary Circulation
      2. Systemic Circulation
        1. Major Systemic Arteries
        2. Major Systemic Veins
      3. Vital Systemic Circulatory Routes
        1. Blood Supply to the Brain
        2. Blood Supply to the Heart
        3. Blood Supply to the Liver
      4. Fetal Circulation
  3. Features of the Circulatory System
    1. Pulse
    2. Blood Pressure
      1. Maintaining Blood Pressure
      2. Blood Flow in Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries
      3. Blood Flow in Veins and Venules
      4. Hypertension
  4. Effects of Aging
  5. Working Together
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