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Hypothalamus
(Hi-poe-thal-ee-mus) |
a region of the forebrain below the thalamus that coordinates both the autonomic nervous system and the activity of the pituitary, controlling body temperature, thirst, hunger, and other homeostatic systems, and involved in sleep and emotional activity
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Contractility
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capacity for becoming shorter in response to a suitable stimulus
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Hypercapnia
(Hi-per-cap-knee-e-ah) |
excessive carbon dioxide in the blood
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Hypoxaemia
(Hi-pox-ee-me-ah) |
lower than normal oxygen tension (P O2) in the arterial blood, therefore lower than normal saturation of haemoglobin and oxygen content per unit volume
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Acidosis
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Abnormally high acidity of the blood and other body tissues
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Haemoglobin
(He-mo-glow-bin) |
the iron-containing protein with the property of binding oxygen, contained in red blood cells
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Medulla
(Ma-doo-la) |
The inner core of certain organs or body structures
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Cerebral cortex
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Brain region responsible for reasoning, mood, and perception
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Reticular Activating System
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the system of cells of the reticular formation of the medulla oblongata that receive collaterals from the ascending sensory pathways and project to higher centers; they control the overall degree of central nervous system activity
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Vasomotor centre
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A cluster of nerve cell bodies in the medulla oblongata that controls the diameter of blood vessels and regulates blood pressure
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Intravascular
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situated or occurring within a vessel or vessels of an animal or plant, esp. within a blood vessel or blood vascular system
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Physiological parameter
(Fiz-ee-oh-logical per-am-eat-er) |
Relating to normal healthful functioning of one of a set of measurable factors, such as temperature and pressure, that define a system and determine its behavior and are varied in an experiment
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Hypovolaemia
(Hi-po-voe-leem-ee-ah) |
A decreased amount of blood volume in the body
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Amplitude
(Amp-lee-tood) |
Largeness; extent; breadth or range
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peripheral equality [of pulses]
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Related to the outer boundary of regular pulses
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palpable
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to touch gently
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renal function
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proper operation of the kidneys
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aortic stenosis
(Ay-ore-tick sten-oh-sis) |
A narrowing of the aortic orifice of the heart or of the aorta near the valve
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oximeter
(Oxy-meeter) |
a photoelectric device that measures oxygen saturation of the blood by recording the amount of light transmitted or reflected by deoxygenated versus oxygenated hemoglobin
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pons
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that part of the central nervous system lying between the medulla oblongata and the midbrain, ventral to the cerebellum
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