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| Blood vessels | carries blood from the heart, to cells, to body and back to the heart |
| Lymphatic system | defends the body from foreign invasion by disease-causing agents |
| Circulatory system | keeps blood, oxygen and nutrients flowing through the body |
| Heart | is a 4-chamber muscular pump lying just left of the mediastinum |
| Heart murmur | damage or disease valve allows blood to escape and moves backward through the valve |
| Coronary sinus | a large venous channel in the heart wall that receives blood via the coronary veins, and empties into the right atrium |
| Occlusion | blockage of vessels he deprives the heart muscle of oxygen |
| Ischemia | reduced blood flow to the heart |
| Hypoxia | insufficient oxygen supply to the tissues |
| Ventricular contraction | rhythmic contraction of the heart during which the blood in the chambers are forced onward |
| Aorta | the largest artery in the body |
| Cardiac Cycle | consists of all events that occurs during one complete heartbeat |
| Arteries | vessels that carries blood away from the heart |
| Palpating | to examine or explore by touch |
| Veins | thin wall vessels that transport blood from peripheral tissues to the heart |
| Capillaries | microscopic blood vessels located in the tissue |
| Pulmonary circulation | the route the blood takes from the heart to the lungs |
| Systemic circulation | is the route the blood takes around the body |
| Immune system | defends against substances that might be harmful to the body |
| Lymph nodes | bean shape mass of tissue, situated along the course of the Lymphatic Vessels |
| Erythrocytes | RBC's small enough to pass through capillary walls |
| Leukocytes | WBC's seeks out and destroys harmful organisms |
| Thrombocytes | assists in clotting of the blood: aka platelets |
| plasma | liquid portion of the blood consists of 91° water |
| Fibrinogen | protein in blood plasma, aids in the coagulation of blood |
| Globulin | proteins that are found extensively in blood plasma |
| Prothrombin | a plasma protein that is converted into thrombin during clotting |
| Hemostasis | stopping of blood flow through a vessel or body part |
| Platelets | assists in clotting of the blood: aks Thrombocytes |
| Anemia | abnormally low numbers of healthy RBC's circulating in the body |
| Aneurysm | abnormal ballooning or widening of an artery |
| Arrhythmia | irregular heartbeat |
| Endocarditis | inflammation of the lining of the heart |
| Arteriosclerosis | thickening and loss of elasticity of the arteries |
| Atherosclerosis | narrowing and hardening of a vessel lumen of the arteries |
| Angina | suffocating chest pain |
| Vasodilation | dilation of blood vessels by action of a nerve or drug |
| Cardiomyopathy | disease of the Myocardium or heart muscle |
| Myocarditis | inflammation of the muscular layer of the heart |
| Pericarditis | inflammation of the Pericardium |
| Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA), or stroke | when blood supply to the brain is inerrupted |
| Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) | when the heart is unable to pump sufficient blood to the body's other organse |
| Heart attack or Myocardial Infarction (MI) | when blood supply to a part of the Myocardium is severely reduced or stopped |
| Hemophilia | deficiency of clotting factors |
| Hypertension (HTN) | condition in which BP is consistently higher than 140/90 |
| Hypotension | condition in which BP is consistently lower than 90/60 |
| Leukemia | malignant cancer of the bone marrow and blood |
| Prehyhpertension BP | ranging from 120/80 to 139/89 |
| Thrombophlebitis | inflammation and clotting of blood within a vein |
| Pulmonary Embolism (PE) | blood clot in the lung |
| Mitral Stenosis | narrowing of the opening of the Mitral Valve |
| Varicose Veins | swollen and distended veins, usually in the legs |
| Pacemaker | electronic device that help the heart maintain normal rhythm |
