| A | B |
|---|
| PULSE | rhythmic contraction & expansion of the artery |
| HYPERTENSION | high blood pressure |
| ATHEROSCLEROSIS | where fat & calcium build up in arteries |
| VEINS | blood vessels that carry blood to the heart |
| VALVES | keeps blood moving in 1 direction through the heart |
| ARTERIES | blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart |
| VENTRICLES | pumps blood out of the heart |
| CAPILLARIES | vessels in the body that connect veins & arteries |
| XYLEM | tissue that carries water and nutriets from the roots to the leaves |
| SCAR TISSUE | tissue that dies & doesn't disappear |
| PHLOEM | tissue that carries food made in the leaves to other plant parts |
| HEART | 2 pump system, made up of muscles that pump blood to your organs |
| HEART MURMUR | sound the heart makes when blood flows backwards through a heart valve |
| BALL & CAGE VALVE | mechanical replacement for a heart valve |
| PASCAL'S PRINCIPLE | any change in pressure applied to a fluid in a confined space is sent unchanged throughout the fluid |
| BLOOD PRESSURE | pressure blood exerts on inner walls of blood vessels |
| SPHYGMOS | greek word meaning pulse |
| MANOMETER | tube filled with a fluid like mercury |
