| A | B |
|---|
| Anemia | Lack of red blood cells or hemoglobin |
| Luekemia | An abnormal rise in the white blood cell count |
| A, B, AB, O | Four blood types |
| Hemoglobin | Red pigment in the red blood cells |
| Platelets | Contained in the blood and helps to clot the blood |
| Albumin, Globulin, Fibrinogen | The 3 parts or proteins in plasma |
| White Blood Cells | Destroy bacteria |
| Sphygmomanometer | Used to measure blood pressure |
| Diastolic Pressure | Pressure when the heart is at rest |
| Systolic Pressure | Pressure when the heart contracts |
| Murmur | A functional variation in the blood flow in the heart |
| Sinoatrial Node | The nerve tissue in the right atrium that starts the heartbeat |
| Pericardium | Sac enclosing the heart |
| Endocardium | The membrane that lines the four chambers of the heart |
| Myocardium | Muscle that forms the heart wall |
| Atrioventricular Valves | Seperate the atrium from the ventricles |
| Ventricles | Lower two chambers of the heart |
| Semilunar Valves | Divides the ventricles from the ateries |
| Atrioventricular Node | Stimulates the ventricles to contract |
| Atrium | Upper two chambers of the heart |
| Veins | Carry blood to the heart |
| Arteries | Carry blood away from the heart |
| Pernicious | Type of anemia in which blood cells are few in number |
| Hypochromic | Type of anemia in which the hemoglobin per cell is reduced |
| Hemolytic | Type of anemia in which the red blood rupture |
| Hemophilia | Inherited disease in which blood fails to clot |
| Phlebitis | Inflammation of a vein |
| Angina Pectoris | Acute chest pains due to lack of oxygen |
| Cardiac Arrest | A sudden stop of the heart |
| Endocarditis | Inflammation of the lining of the chambers of the heart |
| Coronary Thrombosis | A blood clot in a coronary artery |
| Tachycardia | A rapid heart beat |
| Infarction | Dead heart muscle tissue |
| Atherosclerosis | Fatty deposits that develop in the intima |
| Arteriosclerosis | Hardening of the arteries |
| Occlude | To close |
| Intima | Inner lining of a blood vessel |
| Sclerosis | To harden |
| Thrombosis | To clot |
| Ischemia | Inadequate blood supply to an organ or tissue |
| Aneurysm | Weakening in a vessel wall |
| Myocarditis | Inflammation of the heart muscle |
| Pericarditis | Inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart |
| Rhogam | Used to prevent antibodies from being produced against the RH + factor |
| Plasma | Liquid part of the blood |
| Fibrinogen | Part of the plasma that also aids in the blood clotting process |
| Agglutinates | Clumping together of blood cells |
| Hemostasis | The process in which bleeding is stopped |
| Seretonin | Chemical released by platelets that causes the vessel walls to contract |
| Lymphoid and Myeloid | Two types of leukemia |
| Phagocytic | To eat or engulf, which is a function of some white blood cells |
| Erythropoietin | Hormone that stimulates the body to produce red blood cells |
| Oxyhemoglobin | When the red blood cell combines with oxygen |
| Deoxyhemoglobin | When the oxygen in the red blood cell is released |
| Polysithemia | An abnormally large amount of red blood cells are produced but the viscosity is high, therefore the movement of blood is sluggish |
