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| neck (or the uterine cervix) |
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| Circulatory system consists of... |
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| the cardiovascular system (heart and blood vessels) and the lymphatic system |
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| how blood leaves the heart |
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| the arterioles branch even more to become tiny vessels with one-cell-thick walls |
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| Capillaries important function is... |
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| to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide |
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| how blood leaving the capillaries returns to the heart |
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| blood flows from venules into larger vessels |
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| largest vein in the body carrying blood from many veins back to the heart |
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| muscular cone-shaped organ, about the size of a clenched fist |
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| Four chambers of the heart... |
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right atrium
right ventricle
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left ventricle |
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| In normal heart function, valves .... |
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| close and prevent backflow of blood when the heart contracts. |
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| Atrioventricular (AV) valves |
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| valves between the atria and ventricles |
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| the small flaps that make up the atrioventricular valves |
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| a sac made up of a double membrane, encloses the heart |
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| innermost layer of the pericardium |
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| the pressure exerted by the blood on the wall of an artery |
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| a general diagnostic term that designates primary disease of the heart muscle itself |
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| inflammation of the heart muscle |
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| often caused by infective microorganisms that invade the endocardium, and the heart valves are frequently affected |
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| inflammation of the pericardium |
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| the process of recording the electrical currents of the heart muscle |
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| a record of the electrical currents of the heart |
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| the use of ultrasonography in diagnosing heart disease |
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| a record of the heart obtained by directing ultrasonic waves through the chest wall |
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| the passage of a long, flexible tube into the heart chambers through a vein in an arm or leg or the neck |
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| Myocardial Infarction (MI) |
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| is the death of an area of the heart muscle that occurs as a result of oxygen depravation |
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| deficiency of blood supply to the myocardium |
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| an increase in the diameter of a blood vessel |
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| the decrease in the diameter of a blood vessel |
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| a radiography of arteries after injection of radiopaque material into the bloodstream |
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| the image produced during an arteriography |
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| a radiography of the heart and great vessels after intravenous injection of a radiopaque solution |
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| the general term for radiography of vessels |
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| pertaining to the heart and lungs |
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| the method used to divert blood away from the heart and lungs temporarily when surgery of the heart and major blood vessels is performed |
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| restoring the heart's normal rhythm using electrical shock |
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| Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) |
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| recommended as an emergency first-aid procedure to establish heart and lung action if breathing or heart-action has stopped |
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| drugs used to prevent, alleviate, or correct an abnormal heart rhythm |
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| drugs administered through a catheter to dissolve a blood clot |
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| an oral anticoagulant used to treat or prevent a variety of thromboembolic disorders |
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| medications that cause dilation of blood vessels |
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| drugs that help diminish muscle spasms, particularly those of the coronary artery |
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| agents that are used to reduce high blood pressure |
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| used and act to reduce the blood volume through greater excretion of water by the kidneys |
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| drugs are prescribed to lower cholesterol levels in the blood, which is generally considered to coincide with a lower incidence of coronary heart disease |
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| a surgical repair of blood vessels that have become damaged by disease or injury |
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| Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) |
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| the use of venous or arterial graft may be necessary if the blockage is too severe |
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| surgical excision of a vein, or segment of vein |
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| surgical excision of a hemorrhoid |
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| Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) |
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| The primary function of the lymphatic system is to... |
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| collect fluid that escapes from the blood capillaries and return it to the circulation |
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| the fluid that is transported by the lymphatic vessels |
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| Components of the Lymphatic System |
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| lymph vessels, lymph nodes, lymph, tonsils, thymus, and spleen |
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| the small masses located at the back of the throat |
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| commonly called adenoids, located close to the roof of the mouth |
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| general term for cancer that originates in the lymphatic system |
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| accumulation of lymph in tissue and the resultant swelling |
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| inflammation of the tonsils |
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| excision of the adenoids because the adenoids are enlarged, chronically infected, or causing an obstruction |
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