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LOM CH. 11
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
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Undergraduate 1
03/31/2013

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Term
AORTA
Definition
LARGEST ARTERY IN THE BODY.
Term
ARTERY
Definition
LARGEST TYPE OF BLOOD VESSEL; CARRIES BLOOD AWAY FROM THE HEART TO ALL PARTS OF THE BODY.
Term
CAPILLARY
Definition
SMALLEST BLOOD VESSEL.
Term
CORONARY ARTERIES
Definition
BLOOD VESSELS THAT BRANCH FROM THE AORTA AND CARRY OXYGEN-RICH BLOOD TO THE HEART MUSCLE.
Term
DIASTOLE
Definition
RELAXATION PHASE OF THE HEARTBEAT
Term
ENDOCARDIUM
Definition
INNER LINING OF THE HEART.
Term
MITRAL VALVE
Definition
VALVE BETWEEN THE LEFT ATRIUM AND THE LEFT VENTRICLE; BICUSPID VALVE.
Term
MURMUR
Definition
ABNORMAL SWISHING SOUND CAUSED BY IMPROPER CLOSURE OF THE HEART VALVES.
Term
MYOCARDIUM
Definition
MUSCULAR, MIDDLE LAYER OF THE HEART.
Term
PERICARDIUM
Definition
DOUBLE-LAYERED MEMBRANE SURROUNDING THE HEART.
Term
PULSE
Definition
BEAT OF THE HEART AS FELT THROUGH THE WALLS OF THE ARTERIES.
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SPHYGMOMANOMETER
Definition
INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE BLOOD PRESSURE.
Term
ALBUMIN
Definition
PROTEIN IN BLOOD; MAINTAINS THE PROPER AMOUNT OF WATER IN THE BLOOD.
Term
ANTIGEN
Definition
SUBSTANCE (USUALLY FOREIGN) THAT STIMULATES THE PRODUCTION OF AN ANTIBODY.
Term
COAGULATION
Definition
BLOOD CLOTTING.
Term
HEPARIN
Definition
ANTICOAGULANT FOUND IN BLOOD AND TISSUE CELLS.
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ACQUIRED IMMUNITY
Definition
PRODUCTION OF ANTIBODIES AND LYMPHOCYTES AFTER EXPOSURE TO AN ANTIGEN.
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IMMUNITY
Definition
BODY'S ABILITY TO RESIST FOREIGN ORGANISMS AND TOXINS.
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