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Apologia Exploring Creation With Health And Nutrition (2nd Edition) > Module 10: Delivering The Oxygen > Flashcards

Module 10: Delivering The Oxygen Flashcards

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Ablation

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The removal of rogue cells

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adenoids

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Also known as pharyngeal tonsils located at the very back of the nasopharynx

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Air hunger

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A panicky feeling of choking

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Albumin

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protein in blood; maintains the proper amount of water in the blood

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Allergens

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Substances that the person is allergic to

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Alveoli

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The business end of the respiratory system

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Alveolus

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tiny air sac at the end of a bronchiole in the lungs that provides surface area for gas exchange to occur

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Angina

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Intense pressure or pain over the heart

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Angioplasty

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A surgical repair which opens the narrow place in the coronary artery

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Aorta

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Largest artery in the body; supplies for lower body through major arteries

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Aortic arch

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Branches out of the left side of the heart to supply the upper body

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Aortic valve

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heart valve between the left ventricle and the aorta

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apex of the heart

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A blonde point at the bottom

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Arteries

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carry blood away from the heart

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Arterioles

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Small arteries branching off the main arteries

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Asthma

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An overreaction to an irritating substance or an activity

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atrial fibrillation

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Quivering that occurs in the atria

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Atrioventricular valve

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Closes of the atrium when the Ventricle contracts

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Atrium

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The upper chamber of the heart

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Base of the heart

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top of the heart

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Bilirubin

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And yellow pigment responsible for the yellow color in bruises

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Blood Doping

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Increase the amount of RBCs and hemoglobin

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bronchi

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2 tubes at the end of the trachea

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Bronchioles

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smallest branches of the bronchi

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Capillaries

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Branch off the arterioles

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Capillaries

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Tiny blood vessels

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Cardiac arrest

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complete stopping of heart activity

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Cardiac muscle

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Muscle of the heart

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Cardiovascular system

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The organization of the pump (heart)

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Carotid artery

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The major artery that supplies blood to the head and brain.

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Catheter

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A thin tube that is threaded through an artery until it passes into the coronary artery which helps add the stent

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Cellular respiration

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The consumption of nutrients by cells throughout the body to make energy

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Chronic cough

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A cough that doesn’t go away for a few days

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Cilia

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Tiny hair like projections on the surface of the cells of the mucosa

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Coagulates

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How something turns from a liquid to a gel

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Coagulation cascade

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The extremely complex chemical process of turning Fibrinogen into fibrin

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Complete blood count

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determination of numbers of blood cells

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Concha bones

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Bones that are rolled like a seashell

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Coronary arteries

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Branches of the aorta that care for cardiac muscles

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Coronary bypass surgery

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A surgery which creates a new path for the blood to flow

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CPAP machine

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Continuous positive airway pressure device; An air mask applied to the face that delivers air to the person at the pressure higher than normal room air pressure

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CPR ABC’s

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Airway

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Croup

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A cough that sounds like a barking seal

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Deep vein thrombosis

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A disease of spontaneous blood clots forming usually in the lower leg

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Defibrillator

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A machine that a trained person can use in an emergency to treat ventricular tachycardia

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Deoxygenated blood

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Blood that is caring carbon dioxide and is now a dark red color

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Diagnosis

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Figuring out the cause of a medical problem

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Diaphragm

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a dome- shaped muscle at the bottom of the lungs

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Diastolic pressure

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The low points in the pressure wave

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Dry cough

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Sounds like air traveling through dry tubes

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Electrocardiogram

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Also known as ECG or EKG; a priceless tool for evaluating the heart

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Epigglotis

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Part of the larynx

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Expiration

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Releasing air back into the environment

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Femoral arteries

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Supplies blood to the legs

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Fibrillation

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The term for the heart quivering

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Fibrin

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Protein fibers that holds a blood clot in place

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Fibrinogen

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plasma protein that is converted to fibrin in the clotting process

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First responder

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Not a health professional but a volunteer who helps in a medical crisis

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Gas exchange

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The input of oxygen in the removal of carbon dioxide

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Globin

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Turned into amino acids

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Globulins

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Plasma protein that is a weapon against infections

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Goblet cells

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secrete mucus

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Heart attack

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Also known as a myocardial infarction; When the blood through the coronary artery is suddenly cut off

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Heart block

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a block or delay of the normal electrical conduction of the heart

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Heart failure

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The condition of inadequate heart pumping

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Heart murmur

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abnormal heart sound

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Heart palpitations

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The sensation that the heart is beating too hard or too fast or skipping beats or fluttering

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Heme

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Transformed into bilirubin

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Hemophilia

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When a person is missing one of the protein factors needed in the coagulation Cascade

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Hemorrhage

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excessive bleeding

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Inferior vena cava

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Returns the blood to the heart from below

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Inhaler

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A device that delivers medication as a mist that is inhaled

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Inspiration

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Taking fresh air into the respiratory system

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Inspiratory reserve

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Extra amount of air over the normal fullness in the lungs

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Jaundice

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A yellow color visible in the whites of the eyes and in the skin because of too much Bilirubin

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Larynx

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voice box; made mostly of cartilage

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Leads

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Electrodes that are attached to the surface of the body

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Leukemia

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cancer of white blood cells

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Maxillary sinuses

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The biggest sinuses in your head

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Mediastinum

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space between the lungs. It contains the heart

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Mucosa

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a mucus-secreting membrane

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Mucus

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A thick liquid

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naris

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One of the openings of the nose

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Nasal cavity

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The interior of the nose

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Nasal septum

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partition separating the right and left nasal cavities

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Obstructive sleep apmea

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Also known as OSA. Means a pause without breathing in which the airway is completely obstructed for several seconds

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Ostium

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The tiny drain hole through the bone through which the mucus leaves the sinus and enters the nasal cavity

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Oxygenated blood

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One that has just received oxygen and is bright red

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Palatine tonsils

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Set an on the left and right of the base of the tongue and are visible in your mouth when you open wide

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Pallate

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The roof of the mouth

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Pericardial cavity

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A frictionless Environment that helps contain the heart

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Pericardial sac

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surrounds the heart and helps prevent overfilling.

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Pericardium

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Membrane surrounding the heart

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Pharyngitis

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Inflammation of the pharynx; also known as a sore throat.

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Pharynx

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Phlebotomist

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specialist in drawing blood

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Phlegm

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A thick mucus that is thicker

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Plasma

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Liquid part of blood

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Platelets

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Help with blood clotting

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Pleura

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A membrane that is in each lung

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Pleurisy

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inflammation of the pleura

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Pneumonia

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A viral or bacterial infection of the lung’s alveoli

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pneumothorax

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There in the chest

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postnasal drip

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A greater than usual stream of mucus and phlegm from the nasal cavity into the pharynx

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Productive cough

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Makes a liquid gargle sound because the cough breaks the mucus and phlegm loose from deep in the respiratory track and move them into the pharynx

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Pulmonary arteries

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carry deoxygenated blood out of the right ventricle and into the lungsa

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Pulmonary embolism

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Watching of the blood clots in the blood vessels in the lungs

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Pulmonary valve

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valve positioned between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery

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Pulmonary veins

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Deliver oxygen rich blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart

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Pulse

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Beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries.

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recoil

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to retreat; to draw back

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Red blood cells

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Blood cells that carry oxygen from the lungs to the body cells.

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Renal artery

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carries blood to the kidney

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Residual volume

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Amount of air remaining in the lungs after a forced exhalation

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Respiratory system

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The system of tubes through which air moves to make oxygen available to the blood and dispose of carbon dioxide

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rheumatic fever

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Can develop from scarlet fever causing permanent damage to the heart and kidneys

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Rib cage

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Bones in your chest

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Scarlet fever

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A bacterial infection spread through the blood

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Sickle cell anemia

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And inherited disease that affects the hemoglobin of RBCs

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sinoatrial node

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Also known as a pacemaker; contractions that are directed by a group of cardiac muscle

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Sinus

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Sinus infection

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When the immune system launch is an attack against the invaders by starting inflammation

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Snore

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noise produced by vibrations in the structures of the nasopharynx

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Sputum

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mucous secretion from the lungs

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strep throat

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Infection of streptococcus bacteria

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Superior vena cava

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Returns the blood to the heart from above

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systolic pressure

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The highest peak of pressure waves

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Tachycardia

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A very fast heart rate in someone at rest

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Tidal volume

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A regular and predictable breathing pattern like the ocean tide

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Tonsils

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Lumps of tissue that fight infection

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Trachea

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Ventricle

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lower chamber of the heart

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Ventricular fibrillation

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Quivering that occurs in the ventricles

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Ventricular tachycardia

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A very rapid pulse initiated by a group of rogue cardiac muscle cells in the ventricles

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Vocal folds

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Mucosal folds that function in voice production (speech); also called the true vocal cords.

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Wheeze

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Make a hissing or raspberry noise with each breath

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White blood cells

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Blood cells that perform the function of destroying disease-causing microorganisms

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