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Question	Answer
arteries	carry blood "away" from heart
aorta	largest artery
arterioles	smaller arteries
artery function	distribute blood from heart to capillaries
capillaries	microscopic vessels
capillaries function	oxygen & nutrients to cells, waste products away from cells
veins	carry blood "to" heart
vena cava	largest veins
venules	smaller veins
veins function	collect blood from capillaries & return it to heart
tunica adventitia	outermost & thickest layer
tunica media	middle layer
tunica intima	inner layer
blood pressure	higher in arteries, lower in veins
systolic	top # when ventricles contract
diastolic	bottom # when ventricles relax
normal BP	120/80
pulse	alternating stretching & relaxing of arterial walls
how many pulse points	9
arteriosclerosis	hardening of arteries
artherosclerosis	fatty plaque in arteries
hypertension	BP over 140/90 or 120/80
temporal arteritis	inflammation of temporal arteries (eyes)
raynauds disease	reduced blood flow to fingers & toes
aneurysm	weakness in blood vessel
varicose veins	valves of veins dont close sufficiently
phlebitis	inflammation of vein
deep vein thrombosis	Never Touch - deep veins of legs & abdomen
hemorrhoids	varicose veins in rectum
embolus	moving obstruction in bloodstream
occlusion	any blockage of a vessel
thrombus	stationary clot