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pacemaker of the heart
What is SA node
100
angina pectoris
What is chest discomfort
100
atherosclerosis
What is plaque formation in the vessels. The cause of CAD
100
arteriosclerosis
What is hardening of the arteries
100
Name two treatments for an MI
What is CABG, PTCA, Stent
200
AED and its function
What is automated external defibrillator, shock the heart into a normal rhythm (normal electrical conduction)
200
antibodies
What is special proteins that fight off infection
200
platelets
What is thrombocytes, clotting cells
200
hemoglobin
What is blood protein that gives RBCs their bright red color
200
phagocytosis
What is fighting off infection by surrounding and ingesting the antigen or pathogen
300
universal blood donor
What is O negative
300
leukocytopenia
What is decreased number of WBCs
300
erythrocytopenia
What is decreased in the number of RBCs
300
hemostasis
What is stoppage of blood
300
thrombocytopenia
What is decreased number of clotting cells
400
homeostasis
What is body's state of balance/normalcy
400
HTN = hypertension
What is elevated BP level
400
antigen
What is foreign invader: allergen, bacteria, virus...etc
400
Universal Blood receiver
What is AB
400
PVD = peripheral vascular disease
What is plaque buildup (atherosclerosis) in the leg vessels
500
all 5 types of WBCs
What is neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils, lymphocytes, monocytes
500
the flow of blood through the heart and body starting and ending with the vena cava
What is veins to vena cava, into Rt atrium, through tricuspid valve into Rt ventricle; through pulmonary valve into pulmonary artery to the lungs; then from lungs via pulmonary vein into Lt atrium, through bicuspid/mitral valve into Lt ventricle, through aortic valve into aorta through arteries, to arterioles, then capillaries to venules, veins and back to heart by vena cava
500
4 blood types
What is O, A, B, AB
500
echocardiogram
What is US of the heart that helps identify abnormalities with coronary valves
500
hemopoiesis
What is process of blood cell formation that takes place in the bone marrow
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