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