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Medical Terminology

Chapter 5 Homework

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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
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