Cardiovascular
Blood vessel that takes oxygenated blood away from the heart?
What is arteries?
Biggest lymphatic organ
What is thymus?
The functional unit of a kidney
What is a nephron?
Unhealthy division of cells that spread throughout the body
The heart has ___ chambers.
What is 4?
The Blood Flow
Organs that swell up when sick
What are lymph nodes?
Regions of the Kidney
What is renal cortex, renal medulla, and renal sinus?
Another name for heart attack
What is myocardial infarction?
Shortest blood circulation in the entire body
What is coronary circulation?
Heart contracts as a unit because of ____ _________.
What are gap junctions?
Function of thymosin
What is stimulates the development of T-cell, involved in angiogenesis, cell migration, regulation of actin polymerization, and the immune response?
This muscle gives the bladder its flexibility.
What is the detrusor muscle?
The build-up of fats, cholesterol, and other substances in and on the artery walls.
What is atherosclerosis?
The two types of nephrons
What is cortical nephrons and juxtamedullary nephrons?
The cause of "lub".
What is the AV valves close?
The selection that works by binding all cells except target cells with bead-bound antibodies
What is Autoreactive selection?
Most important substance absorbed in reabsorption. (Extra 10 points if you explain why it is the most important)
Two most common reasons for reduced kidney function and kidney failure?
What is diabetes and high blood pressure?
Thin membranous sheath that covers outside of kidney
What is renal capsule?
End of mid - to - late diastole
What is atria contracts?
Percentage of T-Cells that leave the thymus
What is 5%?
The three sections of the urethra. (Extra 10 points if you name what they pass through)
What is prostatic region, membraneus region, and spongy region?
Once you are 65 years old, the chance of developing _____________ is greater.
What is atrial fibrillation?
Hormone that increases water reabsorption
What is ADH or antidiuretic hormone?