Circulatory, Immune Systems - Theory & Practice Of Therapeutic Massage

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cardiovascular system

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a network of structures including the heart, blood vessels, and blood that pumps and carries blood throughout the body

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pericardium

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is a double layered membrane that encloses the heart

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epicardium

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is the protective outer layer of the heart

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myocardium

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is the cardiac muscle

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endocardium

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is the thin, innermost layer of the heart

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septum

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is the wall that seperates the heart's chambers

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tricuspid valve

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of the heart allows blood to flow from the right antrium into the right ventricle

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pulmonary valve

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of the heart directs blood from the right ventricle into the pulmonary arteries

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bicuspid or mitral valve

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of the heart allows blood to flow from the left atrium into the left ventricle

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aortic semilunar valve

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of the heart permits the blood to be pumped from the left ventricle into the aorta

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arteries

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are thick walled muscular and elastic vessels that transport oxygenated blood from the heart

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arterioles

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small blood vessels between the arteries and the capillaries

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venules

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are microscopic vessels that continue from the capillaries and merge to form veins

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veins

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are thinner-walled blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood and wast-laden blood from the capillaries back to the heart

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aorta

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is main artery of the blood

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vasoconstriction

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is the contraction of the arterial wall

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vasodilation

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is the relaxation and enlargement of the arterial walls

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diffusion

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is a process in which substances move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration

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filtration

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is process in which blood pressure pushes fluids and substances through and capillary wall and into the tissue spaces

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pulmonary circulation

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is the blood circulation from
the heart to the lungs and back again to the heart

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general or systemic circulation

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is the blood circulation from the left side of the heart through out the body and back again to the heart

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hematoma

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is a mass of blood trapped in some tissue or cavity of the body and and is the result of internal bleeding

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red corpuscles

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or erythrocytes, carry oxygen from the lungs to the body cells and transport carbon dioxide from the cells to the lungs

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hemoglobin

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an iron-protein compound in red blood cells capable of carrying oxygen from the lungs to the cells and carbon dioxide from the cells.

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white corpuscles

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or leukocytes, protect the body against disease by combating infections and toxins that invade the body

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phagocytosis

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is a process in which leukocytes engulf and digest harmful bacteria

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immune system

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helps keep people safe from foreign invaders and disease

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blood platelets

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or thrombocytes, are colorless, irregular bodies, much smaller than red corpuscles

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lacteals

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are lymphatic capillaries located in the villi of the small intestine

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lymphatics

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small, intermediate lymph vessels

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thoracic duct

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is the largest lymph vessel that collects lymph from both legs and the leftside of the rest of the body

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antigen

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is anything that can trigger an immune response

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autoimmune disease

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occurs when the immune system mistakes self for nonself and attacks itself

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allergen

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an antigen thatcan cause an allergic response in some people

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phagocytosis

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is a process in which leukocytes engulf and digest harmful bacteria

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phagocytes

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blood cells that are able to engulf and digest cellular debris and foreign bodies in the tissues