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35 Cards in this Set
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endocardium
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is a smooth layer of cells that lines the inside of the heart and is continous with the inside of the heart and is contionous in the blood vessels
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myocardium
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is the muscular middle layer
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septum
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is a muscular wall that separartes the heart in to the right and left side
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right atrium
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recieves blood as it returns from the body cells
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right ventricle
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recieves blood from the right atrium and pumps the blood into the pulmonary artery.
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left atrium
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recieves oxygenated blood from the lungs
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left ventricle
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recieves oxygenated blood from the lungs
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left ventricle
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recieves blood from the left atruim and pumps the blood into the aorta for transport to the body cells.
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tricuspid valve
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is located between the right atrium and the right ventricle.
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pulmonary valve
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is located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery
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mitral valve
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is located between the left atrium and the left ventricle
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aortic valve
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located between the left ventricle and the aorta
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diastole
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period of rest
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systole
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ventricle contraction
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arteries
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carry blood away from the heart
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capillaries
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connect arterioles with venule the smallest veins
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veins
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carry blood back to the heart
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blood
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it flows through the circulatory system is often called a tissue becasue if contains many kinds of cells
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plasma
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90% water with many dissolved or suspended substances
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erythrocytes
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red blood cells
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moglobin
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a complex protein composed of the protein molecule called gobin and the iron compound heme
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leukocytes
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white blood cells
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thrombocytes
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called platelets because the lack a nuclei and vary in shape and size
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anemia
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is an inadequate number of red blood cells, hemoglobin, or both
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aneurysm
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is a ballooning out of, or sacklike formation on, an arty wall
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arteriosclerosis
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is a hardening or thicking of the arterial walls, reulting in a loss of elasticity and contractility
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atherosclerosis
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occurs when fatty plaques are despostited on the walls of arteries of the walls
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congestive heart failure
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is condition that occurs when the heart muscles do not beat adequately to supply the blood to the body
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embolus
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is a foreign substance circulating in the bloodstream
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hemophillia
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the blood is unable to clot
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hypertension
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high blood pressure
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leukemia
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malignant disease of the bone marrow
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myocardial infarction
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heart attack
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phlebitis
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inflammation of the vein, frequently in the leg
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varicose veins
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are dilated, swollen veins that have lost elasticity
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