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28 Cards in this Set
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The human heart is divided into....
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4 Chambers
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These blood vessels carry blood away from the heart.
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ArTeRiEs
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The______acts as a pump and its regular contractions force the blood through the vessels. This somewhat organ is larger then your fist and can be found slightly to the left of the middle of the chest cavity.
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THe Heart!
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These vessels are so narrow that red blood cells pass through them in single file, they are one cell thick.
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Capillaries
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the right and left sides of the heart are seperated by a wall called the_______. This prevents the oxygen poor blood found on the right side of the heart from mixing with the oxygen-rich blood found on the left side.
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Septum
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The heart works as a unit and controls its rhythm or heartbeat by a structure in the heart called the_______
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Pacemaker
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The blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart are called_______
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Vien
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____ prevents blood from flowing backwards in the heart.
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Valves
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The _____ is the largest artery in the body.
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Aorta
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The beat in arteries as blood flows through them is called a _____
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Pulse
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What is the largest artery of the body?
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Aorta
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The largest Viens in the body that empties blood into the _________ of the heart is caled what?
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The Right Atrium
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____ also known as high blood pressure; no symptoms- called the silent killer
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hypertension
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________ is a condition when the flaps of the valve between the left atrium and ventricle are too large and cannot close properly
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mitro valve prolapse
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symptoms of this condition include indigestion, increase the heart rate and blood pressure.
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angina
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this disease begins with a streptococcal infection that goes untreated
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rheumatic
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a condition when blood flow becomes obstructed at any point within vessels is called a
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stroke
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this condition is characterized by an abnormal or irregular heartbeat
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arhythmia
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this condition involves fatty substances, cholesterol, cellular waste products in the lining of the artery.
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atherosclorosis
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this disease is caused by a malformation of the heart or the large blood vessels near the heart. it occurs before birth.
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conginental heart disease
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____ blood cells have a lifespan of 120 days
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red blood cells
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there job is to clot blood
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platelets
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this protects the body from diseases
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white blood cells
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yellow colored portion of blood
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plasma
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im produced in the bojne marrow
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red blood cells
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these cells contain homoglobin
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red blood cells
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transports oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues
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red blood cells
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the main blood types are
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A, B, AB, AND O
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