| A | B |
|---|
| Arteries | Carries blood from the heart |
| Anemia | Lower than normal red blood cells in the body |
| Arrhythmia | Irregular heart beat |
| Necrosis | Death of tissue |
| Dyscrasia | Any abnormal blood condition |
| Plasma | Straw colored fluid found in blood carries nutrients |
| Aneurysm | Balloon-like enlargement of an artery |
| Angina pectoris | Left sided chest pain |
| Dilatation | Widening |
| Palpitation | Pounding or racing heart |
| Arterioles | Small arteries |
| Ischemia | Deficiency of blood supply |
| Bradycardia | Slow heart beat |
| Tricuspid valve | Valve situated between right atrium and right ventricle |
| Mitral valve | Valve situated between left atrium and left ventricle |
| Serum | Plasma with clotting proteins removed |
| Aorta | Largest artery in the body |
| Thrombocytes | Clotting cells |
| Hemoglobin | Blood protein found in red blood cells |
| Venule | Small vein |
| Gallop | Heart rate increases |
| Myocardium | Muscle layer of the heart |
| Embolus | Floating clot |
| Stenosis | Narrowing |
| Type O | Universal donor blood type |
| Capillaries | Smallest blood vessels |
| Tachycardia | Fast heart beat |
| Veins | Carries blood to the heart |
| Leukocytes | These blood cells help fight infection |
| Percussion | Tapping the body surface with fingers |
| Holter Monitor | Monitor of the heart |
| Catheterization | Thin flexible tube inserted into a vein or artery to heart |
| Stress test | Test to determine physical exertion |
| Auscultation | Listening to sounds with a stethoscope |
