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27 Cards in this Set
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Leading cause of death |
Heart disease |
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Composition of Blood |
Plasma Red Blood Cells White Blood Cells Platelets |
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Plasma |
CONTAINS WATER, NUTRIENTS, GASES, HORMONES, AND WASTES
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Red Blood Cells |
CONTAIN HEMOGLOBIN THAT CARRIES OXYGEN
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White Blood Cells |
Fight Infection |
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Platelets |
Involved in blood clotting |
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Pathway of blood through heart and lungs (10) |
INFERIOR AND SUPERIOR VENA CAVAE--- RIGHT ATRIUM,---RIGHT VENTRICLE---PULMONARY TRUNK,---PULMONARY ARTERIES--LUNGS---PULMONARY VEINS---LEFT ATRIUM---LEFT VENTRICLE---AORTA
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Pacemaker of the heart |
SA Node |
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Excess Calcium levels in the heart (speed up) (slow down) heart rate |
Speed Up |
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Excess Potassium Levels in the heart (Speed Up) (Slow Down) heart rate |
Slow down |
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Bradycardia |
Less than 60 BPM |
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Tachycardia |
Greater than 100 BPM |
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Atrial Flutter |
– rapid, coordinated beats, up to 300/min
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Fibrillation |
Rapid uncordinated beats |
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Types of Blood Vessels (5) |
Arteries Arterioles Capillaries Venules Veins |
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Which blood vessel type is the site of nutrient and waste exchange |
Capillaries |
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buildup of plaque in arteries – limits blood flow
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Atherosclerosis |
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Blood Clot in a blood vessel |
Thrombus |
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Traveling blood clot that eventually blocks circulation |
Embolus |
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Weakened area in artery |
Aneurysm |
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Minimum Blood pressure when the heart is at rest |
Diastolic |
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Pressure exerted against the arterial walls when the heart contracts |
Systolic |
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Most common cause of Hypertension |
Atherosclerosis |
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Insufficient blood flow through the coronary arteries- causes what disease? |
Coronary Heart Disease |
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Chest pain or discomfort due to constriction of coronary arteries |
Angina Pectoris |
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Not enough circulation to the extremities which affects the arteries, veins, and lymph vessels |
Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) |
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Expanded veins that fill with blood, and also causes capillaries to become inflamed and rupture |
Varicose Veins |
