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18 Cards in this Set
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The rythmic change in blood pressure is called a ___________.
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pulse
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The leading cause of death in the US is a cardiovascular diesease called ___________________.
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atherosclerosis
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______________________ is the pressure inside large arteries when the ventricles contract.
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Systolic pressure
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__________________________ is the circulation of blood between your heart and lungs.
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Pulmonary circulation
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_______________ arbone marrow.e pieces of larger cells found in
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platelets
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_______________________ is the pressure in the arteries when the ventricles relax.
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Diastolic pressure
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_________ is a connective tissue made up of two types of cells, cell parts, and plasma.
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blood
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________________ is a protein that gives rbcs their red color.
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hemoglobin
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The circulation of blood between the heart and the rest of the body is called the__________________________.
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systematic circulation
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___________ are flaplike structures located between the artia and ventricles and also where large arteries are attached to the heart.
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Valves
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__________ is a fluid part of blood.
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Plasma
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_________ are blood vessels that direct the blood back to the heart.
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Veins
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_______________ is abnormallly hogh blood pressure.
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hypertension
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The force exerted by blood on the inside walls of the blood vessel is called _______________-
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blood pressure
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____________ are blood vessels that direct blood away from the heart.
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Arteries
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____________ destroy pathogens.
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antibodies
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_______________are the smallest blood vessels in your body.
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Capillaries
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O is a ____________________.
AB is a ___________________. |
universal donor
univesal recipients |
