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Medical Terminology
Chapter 5 Homework
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| commonly known as the natural pacemaker the medical name of the structure is called | sinoatrial node |
| the myocardium receives its blood supply from the | coronary arteries |
| What are formed in red bone marrow and then migrate to tissues throughout the body. these blood cells destroy parasitic organisms and play a major role in allergic reactions | Eosinophils |
| the bicuspid valve is also known as the | mitral |
| what pumps blood into the pulmonary artery which carries it to the lungs | right ventricle |
| what are the smallest formed elements in the blood, and they play a role in blood clotting | thrombocytes |
| A foreign object such as bit of tissue or air circulating in the blood is called | embolus |
| what carries blood to all parts of the body except the lungs | left ventricle |
| what is the most common type of white blood cell | neutrophils |
| High density also known as good cholesterol | lipoprotein cholesterol |
| in ___________ fibrillation instead of pumping strongly, the heart muscle quivers ineffectively. | ventricular |
| the highest pressure against the blood vessels is ____________ pressure and it occurs when the ventricles contract. | systolic |
| the diagnostic procedure that images the structures of the blood vessels and the flow of blood through the vessels is called | duplex ultrasound |