BIOL 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12/12a: Coronary Artery Disease, Lipoprotein, Low-Density Lipoprotein

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12. 1 cardiovascular system cardiovascular system, consists of the heart and the blood vessels heart- a muscular pump that contracts rhythmically and provides the force that moves the blood blood vessels- a system of tubules through which blood ows. 12. 2 blood vessels blood cycle: heart vein artery venule arterioles capillary. 12. 3 heart pumps about 72 times a minute. 3 layers of the heart: (1) myocardium the wall of the heart: mostly cardiac muscle tissue (2) endocardium a thin lining in the cavities of the heart (3) pericardium. 12 a thick, brous sac that holds the heart in the center of the chest (thoraic) cavity slides over the surface of the heart without hampering its movements. Lter lymph before returning it to the blood contain lymphocytes and macrophages that defend against disease causing organisms payer"s patches isolated clusters of lymph nodules along the small intestine.

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