the circulation of the blood
51The American Protective Association — The American Protective Association † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The American Protective Association Usually known as the A.P.A., a secret proscriptive society in the United States, which became a disturbing factor in most of the… …
52The Tear of Venus — (Hedychium flavescens) (port. lágrima de Venus ) is a plant native to the Brazilian rainforest. It proliferates in moist conditions, beside rivers and lakes. The intensely perfumed flowers resemble white dresses. The oil, which is used in… …
53circulation rate — the amount of blood pumped through the body by the heart per unit time; usually expressed in milliliters or liters per minute …
54circulation time — the time required for blood to flow between two designated points, as arm to tongue time …
55Circulatory system of the horse — The heart of the great racehorse Phar Lap. The circulatory system of the horse consists of the heart, the blood vessels, and the blood. Contents 1 Anatomy of the circulatory system …
56Fetal circulation — The circulatory system of a human fetus works differently from that of born humans, mainly because the lungs are not in use: the fetus obtains oxygen and nutrients from the mother through the placenta and the umbilical cord.Whitaker, Kent.… …
57Renal circulation — The renal circulation receives around 20% of the cardiac output. It branches from the abdominal aorta and returns blood to the ascending vena cava. It is the blood supply to the kidney, and contains many specialized blood vessels.CirculationThe… …
58Fetal circulation — The blood circulation in the fetus before birth. Before birth, the blood from the heart headed for the lungs in the aptly named pulmonary artery is shunted away from the lungs and returned to the greatest of arteries, the aorta. This arterial… …
59flow tracts of the heart — the paths of the blood within the chambers of the heart. In the left flow tract, oxygenated blood from the pulmonary circulation enters the left atrium through the pulmonary veins, flows through the mitral valve into the left ventricle, and… …
60circulation — [[t]sɜ͟ː(r)kjʊle͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] circulations 1) N COUNT: with supp The circulation of a newspaper or magazine is the number of copies that are sold each time it is produced. The Daily News once had the highest circulation of any daily in the country …
