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Medical
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hardening of the arteries, resulting in thickening of walls and loss of elasticity | Arteriosclerosis |
| Large blood vessel that returns blood to the right atruim; there are two: Inferior and Superior | Vena Cava |
| Hardening of the arteries due to deposits of fatlike material in linig of the arteries | Atherosclerosis |
| Small branch of arteries | Arteriole |
| Vessel that carries blood toward the heart | Veins |
| Structure which permits flow of a fluid in only one direction | Valves |
| Relating to the heart | Cardaic |
| Microscopic blood vessels which connect arteroiles with venules | Capillaries |
| Upper chambers of the heart | Atria |
| Abnormally high blood pressure | Hypertension |
| Brings blood from the organs of digestion through the portal vein to the liver | Portal Circulation |
| Lower chambers of the heart | Ventricles |
| Obstruction of a blood vessel by circulating blood clot, fat globule, air bubble, or a peice of tissue | Embolism |
| Closed membranous sac surronding heart | Pericarduim |
| A widening, or sac, formed by the dialation of a blood vessel | Aneurysm |
| Blood vessel that carries blood away from heart | Arteries |
| Largest artery in body, rising from left ventricle of the heart | Aorta |
| Innflammation of a vein, with or without infection and thrombus formation | Phlebitis |
| Reffering to the blood vessels of the heart | Coronary vessels |
| Coronary Vessels: | Coronary artery, coronary heart disease (CAD), Coronary Bypass, Coronary Circulation, Coronary Sinus |
| Pulmonary vessels: | Pulmonary arteries, Pulmonary Embolism, Pulmonary Semilunar valve, Pulmonary Veins |