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37 Cards in this Set
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leukocytosis
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high WBC count
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Heparin
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substance needed to keep blood from clotting
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inborn immunity
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immunity that is inherited
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natural immunity
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exposures to agent is not deliberate
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artificial immunity
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deliberate exposure to an agent
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most numerous cells of the immune system
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lymphocytes
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2 types of B-cells
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Plasma and memory
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function of a B-cell
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humoral immunity
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function of a T-cell
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cell-mediated immunity
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inspiration
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moves air into the lungs
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expiration
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moves air out of the lungs
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carry blood to heart from capillaries
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veins
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carry blood from heart to capillaries
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artery
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Which chambers carry deoxynated blood
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right atria and right ventricle
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pacemaker of the heart
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SA node
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What is the path of pulmonary circulation
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Blood enter heart from superior and inferior vena cava in RA thru tricuspid valve into RV thru pulmonary semilunar valve and pulmonary artery to lungs
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what is the path of systemic circulation
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Blood enters heart from lungs thru pulmonary veins into LA thru bicuspid into LV thru aortic semilunar valve and Aorta into the body
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Afterload
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Amount of blood in the left ventricle at the end of diastole;the pressure generated at the end of diastole
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Hemodynamics
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Study of the movement of blood and the forces that affect it
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Preload
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amount of resistance the Left ventricle must generate to open the aortic valve
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Dysrhythmia
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Disturbance of rhythm;arrhythmia
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perfusion
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passage of blood through the vessels of an organ
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Bradycardia
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slow heart rate, less than 60bpm
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Bradycardia
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slow heart rate, less than 60bpm
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palpitation
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heartbeat that is strong rapid or irregular enough that the person is aware of it
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tachycardia
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rapid heart rate greater than 100bpm
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hypertrophy
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enlargement of existing cells resulting in increased size of an organ or tissue
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regurgitation
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backward flow of blood in the heart
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conductivity
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ability of the cell to transmit electrical impulses rapidly and efficiently to distant regions of the heart
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contractility
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capacity for shortening in response to stimuli
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automaticity
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ability of a cell to generate an impulse without external stimulation
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aortic valve
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the valve that prevents blood from returning to the LV
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Tricuspid valve
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the valve that prevents blood from returning to the RA
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Mitral or bicuspid valve
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valve the prevents blood from returning to the LA
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Septum
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partition that seperates the heart chambers
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pulmonic valve
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valve the prevents blood from returning to the RV
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Leukopenia
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Low WBC count
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