A&p Cv System

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connective

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blood is classified as a complex connective tissue. type of tissue fibers that ramify throughout the myocardium construct the fibrous skeleton of the heart.

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fibrinogen

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clotting proteins found in plasma, 4% of plasma proteins

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electrocardiogram

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The curve traced by a cardiograph, used in the diagnosis of heart disorders.a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph

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arteries

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vessels that transport blood away from the heart

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hemostasis

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the stoppage of blood flow; involves thre phases

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kissing disease

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infectious mononucleosis

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myocardium

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the middle layer of the heart wall, composed of cardiac fibrous skeleton of the heart. forms the bulk of the heart.

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plasma

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sticky, straw-colored, liquied portion of the blood comprising 55%

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globin

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1 globin, molecular makeup of hemoglobin. bind with carbon dioxide.

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heme

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4 of these make up hemoglobin . molecule

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dup

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normal heart sound due to the closure of the semilunar valves when the ventricles relax

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capillaries

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microscopic vessels that form dense networks that branch throughout nearly all body tissues; have direct access to every cell in the body for exchange of mateirals between blood and interstitial fluid

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apex

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the point of the heart that rests on the diaphragm and its superior margin lies at the level of the second rib.

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arterioles

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SMALLEST of the arterial vessels which feed directly into the capilary beds

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leukocytes

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those blood cells whose primary function is to fight off infections

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tunics

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distinct layers composing a blood vessel wall

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erythrocytes

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those blood cells whose primary function is the transport of oxygen to the cells and carbon dioxide away from the cells

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lub

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normal heart sound due to the closrue of the atrioventricular valves when the ventricles contract

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albumin

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normal osmotic pressure

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thrombocytes

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those blood cells whose primary function is in blood clotting

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superior vena cava

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large vein which carries blood from the upper parts of the body to the right atrium

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systemic

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systems of the body

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thallasemia, sickle-cell

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disease type of anemia, abnormal hemoglobin

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acidophils

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another name for eosinophil, stain with acidic dyes

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pulmonary veins

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veins which carry blood from the right and left lungs to the left atrium of the heart; only veins in the body which carry oxygenated blood

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hematocrit

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counts the % of erythrocytes in whole blood; should average about 45%

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pulmonary arteries

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artery which carries blood from the right ventricle to the lungs; only artery in the body which carries deoxygenated blood

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semilunar

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valves located between the ventricles and the arteries leading away from the heart

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buffy coat

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found at the junction between the two other major parts of the blood; composed of white blood cells and platelets; make up less than 1%

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iron-deficiency, pernicious

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anemia, decreasing hemoglobin content

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4

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number of chambers in humans

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blood vessels

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the conducting structures, forms a closed delivery system that begins and ends at the heart; stretch for approximately 60000 miles; conduits for blood

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cardiac conduction system

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initiates heartbeat, intrinsic

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atrioventricular

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valves located between the atria and ventricles

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blood

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the flowing medium, indispensable "life fluid" that courses through the body's blood vessels, provides the means by which the body's cells receive essential nutrients an d oxygen and dispose of their metabolic wastes

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formed elements

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the blood cells which comprise 45%, blood cell

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hemorragic, hemolitic, aplastic

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types of anemia, insufficient erythrocytes

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heart

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the pumping structure

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blood pressure

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measure of the systolic and diastolic pressures exerted on the arteries

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septum

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wall which separtates the heart into right and left halves longitudinally

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CONE-SHAPED

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the shape of the heart, muscular organ located within the mediastinum of the thorax

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Type AB

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universal recipient, rarest type

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cancer of blood

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leukemia

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dissolved solutes

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10% of plasma

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pericardium

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loosely fitting double outer layer consists of the

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60,000 MILES

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LENGTH OF BLOOD VESSELS