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heart hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the body
pericardium protective membrane around the heart
atrium one of the upper chambers of the heart
ventricle one of the lower chambers of the heart
av valves valves between atria and ventricles (rt: tricuspid; lft: mitral)
mitral valve left atrioventricular (av) valve; also called bicuspid
semilunar valvesvalves between ventricles and the arteries
coronary circul.flow of blood into the heart muscle itself
renal circulat. flow of blood into/out of the kidneys
septum the wall dividing the left and right side of the heart
vena cavae two large veins (inferior & superior) bringing blood to heart
pulmonary arterylarge artery bringing blood from the right side of heart to lungs
aorta large artery bringing blood from the left side of heart to the body
pulmonary vein large vein bringing blood from the lungs to the heart
pacemaker group of cells that control the heartbeat
AV node second bundle of cells that control the heartbeat
sinoatrial node the pacemaker cells in the right atrium
artery any blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
vein any blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart
capillary the blood vessel that connects an artery and a vein
pulmonary circu.the pathway of blood from the heart to the lungs and back
systemic circul.the pathway of blood from the heart to the body and back
blood pressure the force exerted by the blood inside the blood vessels
atherosclerosis buildup of fatty deposits on the inside of blood vessels
thrombosis formation of a clot inside a blood vessel or in the heart
systole contraction of heart muscle - particularly the ventricles
diastole relaxation of the heart muscle
systolic press. the pressure in the arteries during systole
diastolic press.the pressure in the arteries during diastole
hypertension high blood pressure
lymphatic syst. a system of tubes to return liquid to the blood
lymph liquid that had leaked from the circulatory system
lymph node bean shaped organ that acts as a filter in lymphatic system
plasma the liquid portion of the blood
red blood cell erythrocyte - the type of blood cell that carries oxygen
hemoglobin the protein in red blood cells that carries the oxygen
leukocyte white blood cell - protect against infections
platelets thrombocytes - help the blood to clot
fibrin a threadlike protein that forms tangles to produce a clot
thromboplastin the chemical released by platelets that starts the clot forming
fibrinogen plasma protein that is made into fibrin
prothrombin an inactive plasma enzyme - activated by thromboplastin
thrombin an active plasma enzyme - converts fibrinogen into fibrin
antigen the protein on the red blood cell surface
agglutinate clump together (as when different blood types are mixed)