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Ch 25 & 26 test revi

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Definition
AV Node   Part of the cardiac conduction system located just above the ventricles between the atria  
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Pericardium   A membrane that covers the heart and large blood vessels attached to it  
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Pulmonary Circulation   The route blood takes from the heart to the lungs and back again  
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Thickest layer of the heart wall   myocardium  
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Stenosis   Narrowing of a body part or passage  
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Viscosity   Thickness  
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Perkinje Fibers   Part of the cardiac conduction system located in the lateral walls of the ventricles  
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Diastolic Pressure   Pressure in the arteries when the ventricles relax  
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Systemic Circulation   The route blood takes from the heart to the body cells and back to the heart  
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Endocardium   The innermost layer of the heart wall  
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Capillary   Smallest type of blood vessel  
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Vasodilation   widening of blood vessel walls  
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SA Node   Part of the cardiac conduction system that generates the electrical impulse that initiates a heartbeat  
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Epicardium   Another name for the visceral pericardium  
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Coronary Circulation   Route the blood takes to deliver oxygen to the heart muscle  
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Systolic Pressure   Pressure in the arteries when the ventricles contract  
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Cardiac Output   Total amount of blood pumped out of the heart in 1 minute  
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Vasoconstriction   Tightening of blood vessels  
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Hepatic Portal System   collection of veins that carries blood to the liver  
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Bundle of HIS   Part of the cardiac conduction system that splits into right and left branches  
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Agglutination   clumping of cells  
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agranulocyte   WBC with no cytoplasmic granules  
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basophil   cells releasing heparin and histamines  
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coagulation   Process of blood clotting  
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embolus   blood clot "on the move"  
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eosinophil   fights viruses and parasitic infections  
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erythrocyte   RBC  
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erythropoietin   stimulates bone marrow to produce RBCs  
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fibrinogen   Plasma substance important in blood clotting  
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globulins   Blood proteins that transport lipids  
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granulocyte   Neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils  
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hematocrit   measures percentage of RBCs in blood  
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hemostasis   control bleeding  
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leukocyte   WBC  
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lymphocyte   WBCs that provide immunity  
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monocyte   Cell with a large, kidney-shape nucleus that destroys bacteria, viruses, and toxins in the blood  
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neutrophil   Destroys bacteria, viruses, and toxins by engulfing and then ingesting them  
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platelets   cell fragments assisting in blood clotting  
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serum   plasma with cells and clotting factor removed  
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thrombocytes   other term for platelets  
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thrombus   blood clot  
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