Cardio Study Guide
• For the test you need to know:
• 1. All types of blood vessels and characteristics of
each
• 2. Physical characteristics of the heart, its location,
and the four chambers
• 3. KNOW THE PATH OF BLOOD THROUGH THE
HEART!
• 4. SA node vs. AV node function
• 5. Parts of the cardiac cycle (heartbeat)
• 6. The role of the nervous system in regulating heart
rate
• 7. ALL parts of an ECG
• 8. Pulmonary vs Systemic Circulation
• 9. Role of coronary arteries
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10. Role of hepatic portal system
11. Blood flow in arteries
12. Blood flow in veins
13. Composition of blood
14. Characteristics of red blood cells and white blood
cells, along with types of WBCs
• 15. Anemia, varicose veins, hemophilia, hemroids,
aneurysms, all types of CVD
• 16. Blood clot formation and the role of platelets in
clotting
• Study Bellringers