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43 Cards in this Set
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artificial immunity
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man made immunity; vaccinations
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atria
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receiving chambers of the heart
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autoimmune
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immune attacks itself
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cardiac output
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volume of blood pumped by 1 ventricle per minute
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cardiogenic shock
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result of heart failure
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cristerna chyli
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pouch on thoracic duct thats a storage for lymph
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anaphylactic shock
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severe allergic reaction
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aneurysm
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ballooning out of artery wall til its weak
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arteriosclerosis
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hardening of the arteries
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brachial artery
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artery of the upper arm
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diastole
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relaxation phase of heart
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doralis pedis artery
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artery on top of foot
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embolism
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traveling clot
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endocardium
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lines the cavity of heart
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gangrene
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decay of body tissue causes by insufficient blood supply
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Hodgkin disease
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enlargement of lymph nodes, spleen & lymphoid tissue
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hypovolemic shock
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massive loss of blood
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isoimmune
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reaction to to antigens from another person; transfusion & preggo lady
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lacteals
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capillaries in small intestines that absorb fat into the bloodstream
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left lymphatic duct
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receives lymph from left side of chest, head, abdomen, and lower limbs. carries lymph to left subclavian vein, superior vena cava & right atrium
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lymph node
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small knob of tissue that filters lymph
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lymphadenitis
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inflammation of the lymph nodes
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natural active immunity
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individuals own immune system responds to harmful agent
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natural passive immunity
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temporary; acquiring antibodies produced by another person; mother to fetus; breastmilk to baby
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palatine tonsil
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2 masses of lymphatic tissue 1 on each side of oral pharynx
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parietal pericardium
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outermost layer; attached to diaphram & sternum
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pharyngeal tonsil
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aka adenoids; are near opening of the nasal cavity into the pharynx
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right lymphatic duct
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receives lymph from upper right side of body
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SA node aka
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pacemaker
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septic shock
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complications of septicemia --> blood poisoning
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spleen
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largest lymphatic organ in body; serves as blood reservoir; disintegrates old red blood cells, & produces lymphocytes & plasmids
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stroke volume
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volume of blood pumped out by ventricle w/ each heartbeat
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systole
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contraction of heart
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thoracic duct
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large lymph vessel in chest that receives lymph from below diaphragm & left side of the body above the diaphragm
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thymus
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ductless glandular organ @ base of the neck that produces lymphocytes & aids in producing immunity
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varicose veins
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swollen, distended veins caused by incompetent venous valves; most often in the lower legs
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ventricles
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2 lower chambers of heart ; & pump blood put the lungs & body
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visceral pericardium
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outermost of 2 layers of pericardium
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vitamin k
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fat soluble; helps clotting of the blood
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2 types of agranular
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monocytes & lymphocytes
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3 granular
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neutrophil, basiphil, eocinophil
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2 examples of hemolytic anemia
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sickle cell & thalssemia
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TPA stands for
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tissue plasminogyn activator
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