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connective
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blood is classified as a complex connective tissue. type of tissue fibers that ramify throughout the myocardium construct the fibrous skeleton of the heart.
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fibrinogen
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clotting proteins found in plasma, 4% of plasma proteins
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electrocardiogram
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The curve traced by a cardiograph, used in the diagnosis of heart disorders.a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph
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arteries
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vessels that transport blood away from the heart
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hemostasis
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the stoppage of blood flow; involves thre phases
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kissing disease
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infectious mononucleosis
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myocardium
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the middle layer of the heart wall, composed of cardiac fibrous skeleton of the heart. forms the bulk of the heart.
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plasma
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sticky, straw-colored, liquied portion of the blood comprising 55%
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globin
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1 globin, molecular makeup of hemoglobin. bind with carbon dioxide.
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heme
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4 of these make up hemoglobin . molecule
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dup
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normal heart sound due to the closure of the semilunar valves when the ventricles relax
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capillaries
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microscopic vessels that form dense networks that branch throughout nearly all body tissues; have direct access to every cell in the body for exchange of mateirals between blood and interstitial fluid
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apex
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the point of the heart that rests on the diaphragm and its superior margin lies at the level of the second rib.
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arterioles
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SMALLEST of the arterial vessels which feed directly into the capilary beds
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leukocytes
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those blood cells whose primary function is to fight off infections
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tunics
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distinct layers composing a blood vessel wall
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erythrocytes
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those blood cells whose primary function is the transport of oxygen to the cells and carbon dioxide away from the cells
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lub
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normal heart sound due to the closrue of the atrioventricular valves when the ventricles contract
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albumin
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normal osmotic pressure
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thrombocytes
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those blood cells whose primary function is in blood clotting
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superior vena cava
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large vein which carries blood from the upper parts of the body to the right atrium
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systemic
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systems of the body
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thallasemia, sickle-cell
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disease type of anemia, abnormal hemoglobin
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acidophils
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another name for eosinophil, stain with acidic dyes
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pulmonary veins
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veins which carry blood from the right and left lungs to the left atrium of the heart; only veins in the body which carry oxygenated blood
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hematocrit
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counts the % of erythrocytes in whole blood; should average about 45%
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pulmonary arteries
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artery which carries blood from the right ventricle to the lungs; only artery in the body which carries deoxygenated blood
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semilunar
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valves located between the ventricles and the arteries leading away from the heart
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buffy coat
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found at the junction between the two other major parts of the blood; composed of white blood cells and platelets; make up less than 1%
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iron-deficiency, pernicious
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anemia, decreasing hemoglobin content
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4
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number of chambers in humans
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blood vessels
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the conducting structures, forms a closed delivery system that begins and ends at the heart; stretch for approximately 60000 miles; conduits for blood
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cardiac conduction system
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initiates heartbeat, intrinsic
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atrioventricular
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valves located between the atria and ventricles
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blood
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the flowing medium, indispensable "life fluid" that courses through the body's blood vessels, provides the means by which the body's cells receive essential nutrients an d oxygen and dispose of their metabolic wastes
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formed elements
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the blood cells which comprise 45%, blood cell
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hemorragic, hemolitic, aplastic
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types of anemia, insufficient erythrocytes
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heart
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the pumping structure
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blood pressure
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measure of the systolic and diastolic pressures exerted on the arteries
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septum
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wall which separtates the heart into right and left halves longitudinally
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CONE-SHAPED
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the shape of the heart, muscular organ located within the mediastinum of the thorax
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Type AB
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universal recipient, rarest type
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cancer of blood
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leukemia
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dissolved solutes
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10% of plasma
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pericardium
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loosely fitting double outer layer consists of the
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60,000 MILES
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LENGTH OF BLOOD VESSELS
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