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It includes ECG, platelets, WBC, RBC, heart anat and phys, arteries and veins

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P wave   represents atrial depolarization  
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PR interval   represents a slight delay in the transmission of the impulse from the AV node to the ventricles  
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QRS complex   represents ventricular depolarization  
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ST segment   represents time between ventricular depolarization and repolarization  
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T wave   represents ventricular repolarization  
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QT interval   represents ventricular systole  
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pulmonary trunk   carries blood from the right ventricle and divides into the left and right pulmonary arteries  
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left and right pulmonary arteries   carry blood to the lungs to be oxygenated  
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pulmonary veins   empty newly oxygenated blood into the right atrium  
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ascending aorta   departs the heart  
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aortic arch   three major branches stem off  
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brachiocephalic artery   short artery will quickly branch into the right common carotid artery and the right subclavian artery  
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common carotid artery   leads up through the right and left sides of the neck  
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subclavian artery   third branch off of the aortic arch (left) and branches off of brachiocephalic (right); passes through the shoulders  
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axillary artery   passes through axillary region  
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brachial artery   branches form axillary  
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ulnar artery   inside arm, branches from brachial  
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radial artery   outside arm, branches from brachial  
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descending thoracic aorta   runs along dorsal wall of the cavity, just left of spinal column  
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descending abdominal aorta   passes through the diaphragm and enters the abdominal vacity where it travels along the posterior wall of the cavity, resting on the anterior surface of the spinal column  
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celiac trunk   supplies the stomach, spleen, pancreas, and liver; left gastric artery, splenic artery, and common hepatic artery branch off  
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superior mesenteric artery   supplies the small and large intestine. attaches to the aorta superior to, but very close to the left renal artery  
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inferior mesenteric artery   supplies the distal portion of the large intestine  
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renal arteries   paired; one of the renal arteries departs the descending aorta before the other  
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gonadal arteries   depart the aorta between the renal arteries and the inferior mesenteric artery  
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common iliac arteries   divides into an internal and an external iliac artery then they branch into the femoral artery  
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common iliac veins   divides into an internal and an external iliac vein then into the femoral vein  
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inferior vena cava   travels to the right of the aorta, along the back the abdominal cavity to where it passes through the diaphragm behind the liver  
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renal veins   drain directly into the inferior vena cava  
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right gonadal vein   connects directly to the inferior vena cava  
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left gonadal vein   drains into the left renal vein  
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hepatic portal blood flow   blood from the stomach, liver, spleen and pancreas, small intestine and large intestine passes through a second capillary bed  
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inferior mesenteric vein   drains into the splenic vein  
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splenic vein   drains with the gastic vein into the superior mesenteric cein to form the hepatic portal vein  
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brachial, ulnar, and radial veins   there are two brachial veins that break off into two ulnar veins and two radial veins  
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neutrophils   phagocytize bacteria  
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eosinophils   phagocytize allergens and antigen-antiboody complexes, combat parasites  
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basophils   release histamine and heparin  
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monocytes   phagocytize pathogens, dead cells and debris; become macrophages  
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lymphocytes   destroy virus-infected cells and cancer cells, coordinate immune system, secrete antibodies  
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coagulation   clotting cascade  
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platelet plug   adhesion of platelets to the damaged vessel wall or exposed connective tissue, and aggregation to each other, creating the physical plug  
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vascular spasm   immediate local contraction of the smooth muscle of injured vessel to decrease its diameter  
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SA node   normal paccemaker of the heart, initiates each electrical and contractile cycle  
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AV node   sends electrical signal through the ventricle walls via the AV bundle, bundle branches and purkinje fibers  
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hematocrit   measures the proportion of the blood volume comprised of erythrocytes  
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megakaryocytes   large bone marrow cell that contains storage granules of numerous chemicals including factors that activate coagulation  
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