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39 Cards in this Set
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Pressure exerted on arterial and venous walls
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Blood pressure
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Period of time when ventricles are relaxed
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Diastoly
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period of time when ventricles contract
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Systoly
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Instrument used to measure blood pressure
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Sphygmomanometer
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Deficient blood supply to a body part
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Ischemia
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Hardening of the arteries
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Arteriosclerosis
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Compression of the heart resulting inin blood in the pericardial sac
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cardiac tamponade
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severe chest pain
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Angina
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abnormal, rapid throbbing or fluttering of the heart
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Palapitation
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Enlarged, twisted, and dilated veins
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varicose veins
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Surgical connection of 2 vessels
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Anastomosis
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X-ray record or picture of an artery
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Arteriogram
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Surgical repair of a heart valve
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valvoplasty
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Heart attack
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Myocardial Infarction
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Irregular heart beat
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Arrhythmia
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rapid and incomplete contractions of the heart
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Fibrillation
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Largest artery in the body
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Aorta
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Largest vein in the body
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vena cava, venae cavae
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Circulation of blood from the heart to the lungs
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Pulmonary circulation
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Circulation on blood from the heart to the entire body
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Systemic circulation
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Dilation of an artery
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Aneurysm
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Slow heart rate
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bradyrrhythmia
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Sudden heart stoppage
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Cardiac arrest
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Disease of the heart and heart muscle
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Cardio Myopathy
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Surgical removal of an artery
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Arteriectomy
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Abnormal hardening of an artery
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arteriosclerosis
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The flow of blood through the vessels of an organ
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Perfusion
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Inflammation of a vein
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Phlebitis
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AKA "the good cholesterol"
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HDL (High density lipoproteins)
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Blocking of an artery by a clot
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Thrombotic Occlusion
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The process of recording and monitoring heart rate and rhythms over time
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Holter monitor
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blood poisoning
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Septicemia
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Elevated plasma concentrations of cholesterol, triglycerides, and lipoproteins
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Hyperlipidemia
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Inner layer of the heart
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Endocardium
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Straw colored fluid that contains nutrients, hormones, and waste products
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Plasma
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red blood cells
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Erythrocytes
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white blood cells
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Leukocytes
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aka "Platelets"
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Thrombocytes
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Malignancy characterized by a progressive increase in the number of abnormal leukocytes
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leukemia
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