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Unit 6 Vocab

Chapter 7 Vocab

TermDefinition
aorta main artery leaving the heart that supplies the body with oxygenated blood
apex the pointed, inferior portion of the heart, directed toward the left hip
arteries blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
atria receiving chambers for blood in the heart
bicuspid valve valve separating the left ventricle and atrium
blood pressure the force blood exerts against the inner walls of blood vessels
bradycardia heart rate that is substantially lower than normal
coronary arteries carries the blood supply that nourishes the heart
diastole heart relaxation
ischemia lack of an adequate blood supply to the heart
murmurs abnormal or unusual heart sounds
myocardium thick layer of cardiac muscle; layer of the heart that actually contracts
myocardial infarction death of oxygen-deprived heart cell; “heart attack”
pulmonary circulation the path of blood from the right side of the heart to the lungs and back to the heart
sinoatrial node a tiny cell mass found above the right atrium that starts and controls each heartbeat; pacemaker
stroke volume the amount of blood pumped out by each ventricle every heartbeat
systemic circulation path of blood from the left side of the heart through the body tissues and back to the heart
systole heart contraction
tachycardia abnormally high heart rate
tricuspid valve valve separating the right atrium and ventricle
veins blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart
ventricles pumping chambers of the heart
anemia a decrease in the oxygen-carrying ability of blood
antigen protein markers on foreign bodies that allow the host to recognize it as foreign
basophils rarest WBC, contains histamine and involved with inflammation
embolus condition where a clot within a blood vessel breaks away from the vessel wall and floats in the bloodstream
eosinophils WBCs that respond to parasitic worm infections
erythrocytes red blood cells
hematopoiesis the process of blood cell formation
hemoglobin an iron-bearing protein found in RBCs that transport the oxygen in blood
hemophilia any of several different hereditary bleeding disorders that result from a lack of any of the factors needed for clotting
leukocyte white blood cell
lymphocytes second most numerous WBC
megakaryocytes fragments of multicellular cells that become platelets
monocytes largest WBC, important in fighting off chronic infections like tuberculosis
neutrophils most numerous WBC, help to fight off bacteria and fungi
plasma liquid portion of blood that makes up 55% of its composition
platelets irregular cell fragment in blood involved in clotting
sickle cell anemia disease where abnormally shaped RBCs cause problems in the body
thrombus a clot that develops and persists in an unbroken blood vessel
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