Chapter 12 Terms Flashcards
A narrowing of the arteries caused by thickening of the arterial walls and a buildup of lipid (primarily cholesterol) deposits. Reduces blood flow through the vessel, choking off the vital supply of oxygen and nutrients to the tissues served by that vessel.
Atherosclerosis
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Balloon Angioplasty
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Enothelium
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Cardiac Arrest
The fibrous sac enclosing the heart that holds the heart in the center of the chest without hampering its movement.
Pericardium
A blood-filled sac in the wall of an artery caused by a weak area in the artery wall.
Aneurysm
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Lymphatic Vessels
The system of blood vessels that services the tissues of the heart itself.
Coronary Circulation
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CPR
A blood vessel formed by the merger of venules that transports blood back toward the heart. Have walls that are easily stretched, so they serve as blood reservoirs, holding up 65% of the body’s total blood supply.
Veins
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AV Valves
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Lymph Fluid
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Stent
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Atria
Microscope blood vessels between arterioles and venules with walls only one cell layer thick. The site where the exchange of materials between the blood and the tissues occurs.
Capillaries
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T Wave
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Atrial Systole
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Essential Hypertension
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Pericardial Fluid
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Pulmonary Trunk (Arteries)
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Aortic Semilunar Valve
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CHF
An increase in the diameter of blood vessles, commonly of the arterioles. Blood flow through the vessle increases, and blood pressure decreases as a result of this.
Vasodilation
A graphical record of the electrical activity of the brain.
ECG
The rhythmic expansion of an artery created by the surge of blood pushed along the artery by each contraction of the ventricles of the heart. With each beat of the heart, the wave of expsion beings, moving along the arter at the rate of 6 to 9 meters per second.
Pulse