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1
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the two components of blood

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plasma and formed elements

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2
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RBCs are also called

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erythrocytes

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3
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WBCs are also called

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leukocytes

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4
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platelets are known as

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thrombocytes

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5
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formed elements make up about ____% of blood volume

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45%

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6
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plasma makes up about _____% of blood volume

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55%

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7
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plasma minus the clotting proteins

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serum

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8
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large molecule used to transport oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood

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hemoglobin

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9
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abnormally high number of RBCs

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polycethemia

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10
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unusually low number of RBCs

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anemia

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11
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neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils

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granular leukocytes

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12
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lymphocytes and monocytes

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agranular leukocytes

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13
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phagocytes that engulf and kill bacteria

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neutrophils

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14
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neutralize the effect of histamine in allergic reactions, phagocytize antigen-antibody complexes, and destroy parasitic worms

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eosinophils

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15
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release histamine, heparin, and serotonin during allergic reactions

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basophils

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16
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involved in immune response and include B cells, T cells, and natural killer cells

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lymphocytes

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17
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develop into plasma cells which secrete antibodies that attack bacteria

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B cells

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18
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attack virus-infected cells, cancer cells, and transplanted tissue cells

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T cells

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19
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attack a wide variety of microbes

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Natural killer cells

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20
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transform into macrophages that are the man phagocytic cells

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Monocytes

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21
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abnormally high number of WBCs

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leukocytosis

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22
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decrease in the number of WBCs

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leukopenia

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23
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platelets are formed in red bone marrow from large, multinuclear cells called

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megakaryocytes

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24
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a deficiency in the number of circulating platelets

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thrombocytopenia

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25
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most numerous WBC

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neutrophil

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26
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second most numerous WBC

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lymphocyte

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27
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largest WBC

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monocyte

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28
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performed to determine the percentage of each of the five types of WBCs in a blood sample

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differential WBC count

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29
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determines the volume of RBCs described as the percentage of RBCs in a whole blood sample

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Hematocrit

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30
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protein that carries oxygen in the RBCs

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Hemoglobin

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31
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process of blood clotting

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coagulation

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32
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blood typing is based on the _____ molecules that are on the surface of RBC membranes

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antigenic

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33
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plasma proteins that combine with a specific antigen to inhibit or destroy it

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antibodies

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34
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a substance that is able to produce an immune response and will react with a specific antibody

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antigen

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35
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agglutinate

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clump

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36
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When an Rh- mother is carrying an Rh+ child, this is known as

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hemolytic disease of the newborn

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37
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antisera

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antiserum

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38
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upper chamber

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atrium

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39
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lower chamber

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ventricle

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40
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pouch-like extensions of atria

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auricles

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41
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grooves that externally mark the boundaries between the four heart chambers

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sulci

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42
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deep sulcus that externally shows the separation of the atria and the ventricles

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coronary sulcus

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43
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shallow grooves that depict the surface boundaries between the two ventricles

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anterior & posterior interventricular sulcus

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44
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returns blood from the head, neck and arms

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superior vena cava

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45
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returns blood from the body inferior to the heart

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inferior vena cava

46
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smaller vein that returns blood from coronary circulation

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coronary sinus

47
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only vessel that removes blood from the right ventricle

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pulmonary trunk

48
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the pulmonary trunk divides into the

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right and left pulmonary arteries

49
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O2 rich blood returns to the left atrium through the

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right & left pulmonary veins

50
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the left ventricle pumps blood into the

51
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the fetal heart contains a short, temporary vascular channel, the ________

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ductus arteriosus

52
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after birth, the ductus arteriosus becomes the

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ligamentum arteriosum

53
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myocardial ridges

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pectinate muscles

54
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separates the walls of the right and left atria

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interatrial septum

55
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in fetus, the hole in the interatrial septum is called:

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foramen ovale

56
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the connective tissue membrane that forms over the foramen ovale after birth

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fossa ovalis

57
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ridges of muscles in ventricles

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trabeculae carnae

58
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finger-like projections

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papillary muscles

59
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heartstrings

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chordae tendinae

60
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right atrioventricular valve

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tricuspid valve

61
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left atrioventricular valve

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bicuspid valve

62
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takes blood from the right ventricle to the lungs and back to the left atrium

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pulmonary circulation

63
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takes blood from the left ventricle to body tissues and back to the right atrium

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systemic circulation

64
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the walls of the heart have their own supply and circulation, the ______ circulation

65
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attaches to the diaphragm and great vessels of the heart, secures the heart in the mediastinum

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fibrous pericardium

66
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double membrane composed of an outer parietal layer and inner visceral layer

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serous pericardium

67
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enable action potentials to spread quickly from cell to cell

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gap junctions

68
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the internal stimulation that makes the heart beat by itself

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intrinsic stimulation

69
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intrinsic stimulation is caused by specialized, noncontractile cells called

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autorhythmic cells

70
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the pacemaker

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sinoatrial node

71
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P wave

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atrial depolarization

72
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QRS Complex

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ventricular depolarization

73
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P-Q Interval

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represents time it takes for electrical conduction to travel through the atria and AV node to the Purkinje fibers

74
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S-T segment

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segment from the end of the S to the beginning of the T wave

75
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Q-T Interval

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beginning of ventricular depolarization to the end of ventricular repolarization

76
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normal sinus rhythm

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60-100 bpm

77
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a heart rate above 100beats/min

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tachycardia

78
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a heart rate below 60beats/min

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bradycardia

79
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prolonged tachycardia can develop into

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ventricular fibrillation

80
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listening to body sounds

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auscultation

81
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closure of the two AV valves at systole

82
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ventricular diastole when semilunar valves close

83
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arteries divide into smaller vessels called

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arterioles

84
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arterioles branch into the tiniest vessels called

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capillaries

85
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capillaries join to form

86
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venules merge to form

87
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arteries carry oxygen-rich blood to body tissues

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systemic circulation

88
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arteries carry oxygen-poor blood from the right ventricle to the lungs

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pulmonary circulation

89
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composed mainly of elastic and collagen fibers

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tunica externa

90
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middle and thickest layer, contains elastic fibers and smooth muscle layers

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tunica media

91
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contraction of smooth muscle fibers causes a decrease in lumen diameter

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vasoconstriction

92
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relaxation of smooth muscle fibers causes an increase in lumen diameter

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vasodilation

93
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simple squamous epithelium

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tunica interna

94
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large-diameter arteries that have more elastic fibers in their tunica media

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elastic arteries

95
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smaller in diameter and have more smooth muscle fibers and fewer elastic fibers in their tunica media

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muscular arteries

96
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prevents the backflow of blood

97
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fusion of plasma membranes of adjacent cells

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tight junctions

98
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spaces between cells

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intercellular clefts

99
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pores in plasma membrane covered by diaphragm

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fenestrations

100
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molecules can be transported across capillary walls by vesicles, a process called

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transcytosis

101
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pressure exerted by blood against blood vessel walls

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blood pressure

102
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difference in blood pressure between two areas of circulatory system

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blood pressure gradient

103
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contraction

104
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relaxation

105
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sphygmomanometer

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measures arterial blood pressure

106
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sound caused by turbulent flow of blood

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Korotkoff sounds

107
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can be measured directly with a pressure transducer interted into venous vessel

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Venous blood pressure

108
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difference between the systolic and diastolic blood pressure

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Pulse Pressure

109
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provide alternate routes or detours for blood flow in case the main route is blocked or damages

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anastomoses

110
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longest vein in the body, running along the medial surface of the leg and thigh

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great saphenous vein

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