Pulmonary and Circulatory

• Blood vessel functions: move blood throughout body
• What's the largest artery?

  Aorta (takes blood from left ventricle)
• Pulmonary Circulation: Blood flow between heart and lungs
• Systemic Circulation: Blood flowing to all parts of the body except the lungs
• Coronary Arteries: Part of systemic; provide blood to myocardium
• Pulse - rhythymic pressure against walls of arteries
• Blood pressure - measurement of pressure exerted against walls or arteries
• Systolic pressure - highest pressure that occurs when the ventricles contract
• Diastolic pressure - lower (second) pressure that occurs when the ventricles relax