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Cardiovascular quiz
second quiz on cardiovascular system
Question | Answer |
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hypertension | high blood pressure |
Capillaries | permit gas exchange between the blood and tissue cells |
erythrocyte | red blood cell |
femoral vein | deep vein of thigh |
hepatic vein | vein that drains the liver |
gonadal vein | vein that drains the ovaries and testies |
cardiac vein | vein that drains the heart |
systolic pressure | top number of blood pressure, represents pressure on the arteries when your heart contracts |
diastolic pressure | bottom number of blood pressure, represents the pressure on the wall of arteries when your heart relaxes |
angina pectoris | check pain resulting from ischemia of the myocardium (lack of oxygen to the heart? |
bradycardia | abnormally slow heart beat less than 50 bpm |
tachycarida | abnormally fast heart beat greater than 100 bpm |