ACCTC Circulatory and Lymphatic Systems Vocabulary
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| also known as the cardiovascular system; it consists of the heart, blood vessels, and blood | Circulatory System
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| blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart | Arteries
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| blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart | Veins
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| upper chamber of the heart | Atrium
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| lower chamber of the heart | Ventricle
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| a muscular wall that separates the heart into a right side and a left side | Septum
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| flap between the left atrium and left ventricle | Mitral Valve
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| flap between the right atrium and the right ventricle | Tricuspid Valve
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| flap between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery | Pulmonary Valve
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| flap between the left ventricle and the aorta | Aortic Valve
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| largest artery in the body, carries blood away from the heart | Aorta
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| (think blood pressure) period of heart relaxation | Diastole
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| (think blood pressure) period of work/contraction of the heart | Systole
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| liquid portion of blood, 90% water | Plasma
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| disease caused by a lack of blood or an insufficient number of red blood cells | Anemia
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| a balloning out of or saclike formation on an artery wall | Aneurysm
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| high blood pressure | Hypertension
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| a malignant disease of the bone marrow or lymph tissue; it results in a high number of immature white blood cells | Leukemia
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| heart attack; a reduction in the supply of blood to the heart resulting in damage to the muxcle of the heart | Myocardial Infraction
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| a technician who collects blood and prepares it for testing | Phlebotomist
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| works with the Circulatory System to remove waste and excess fluids from the tissues | Lymphatic System
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| fluid formed in body tissues and circulated in the lymphatic vessels | Lymph
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| a round body of lymph tissue that filters lymph | Lymph Nodes
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| a chronic malignant disease of the lymph nodes; most common form of lymphoma (tumor of the lymph tissue) | Hodgkin's Disease
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