Main protein responsible for maintaining colloid osmotic pressure to keep water inside blood vessels. (Note: It also transports hormones and drugs), Albumin, Large plasma protein essential for blood clotting (coagulation) by forming fibrin threads., Fibrinogen, Iron-containing protein found inside red blood cells (not freely in plasma) that carries oxygen., Hemoglobin, Blood vessel with the thickest tunica media (smooth muscle & elastic fibres) to withstand high blood pressure., Artery, Blood vessel with a thinner tunica media and contains valves to prevent backflow of blood under low pressure., Vein, Pumps oxygenated blood to the systemic circulation against high resistance via the Aorta. (Note: It has the thickest myocardium), Left Ventricle, Receives deoxygenated blood from the Vena Cava and houses the Sinoatrial (SA) Node (the heart's pacemaker)., Right Atrium, The phase of the cardiac cycle where all valves are closed and ventricles contract, increasing pressure without changing blood volume., Isovolumetric Contraction, The actual volume of blood pumped out by one ventricle during each single heartbeat., Stroke Volume, Causes blood to regurgitate from the left ventricle back into the left atrium during ventricular contraction., Mitral Valve Damage

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM: MEDIUM LEVEL

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