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THESE ARE THE MUSCULAR LOWER CHAMBERS OF THE HEART.
VENTRICLES.
THESE CARRY BLOOD AWAY FROM THE HEART.
ARTERIES.
THESE CELLS CARRY OXYGEN.
RED BLOOD CELLS (RBC,) OR ERYTHROCYTES.
THIS FATTY SUBSTANCE CAN CLOG ARTERIES.
CHOLESTEROL.
THIS IS A NON-LIVING PATHOGEN WHICH INFECTS HOST CELLS.
VIRUS.
THIS MUSCLE WALL RUNS UP THE MIDDLE OF THE HEART.
INTERVENTRICULAR SEPTUM.
THESE CARRY BLOOD TO THE HEART.
VEINS.
THESE CELLS FIGHT DISEASE.
WHITE BLOOD CELLS (WBC,) OR LEUKOCYTES.
THIS CAN OCCUR WHEN BLOOD CLOTS LODGE IN THE BRAIN.
STROKE.
THIS TYPE OF T-CELL REMEMBERS THE ANTIGENS OF FOREIGN PARTICLES.
MEMORY T-CELLS.
THESE CHAMBERS ARE WHERE THE BLOOD RETURNS TO THE HEART.
ATRIA.
THIS IS THE BIGGEST BLOOD VESSEL IN THE BODY WITH THE HIGHEST PRESSURE.
AORTA.
THIS IS THE LIQUID PORTION OF BLOOD.
PLASMA.
THIS IS A FANCY NAME FOR A BULGE OR WEAKNESS IN A BLOOD VESSEL.
ANEURYSM.
THIS TYPE OF WHITE BLOOD CELL MAKES ANTIBODIES.
B-CELLS.
THIS IS THE TERM TO DESCRIBE WHEN THE HEART CONTRACTS.
“SYSTOLE” OR “SYSTOLIC.”
IT IS IN THESE VESSELS THAT EXCHANGE OF GASES AND NUTRIENTS OCCURS.
CAPILLARIES.
THESE PARTICLES IN BLOOD BEGIN THE BLOOD CLOTTING PROCESS.
PLATELETS.
THIS IS WHEN A BLOOD VESSEL IS PLUGGED WITH A FATTY SUBSTANCE.
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (OR ARTERIOSCLEROSIS.)
THIS TYPE OF WHITE BLOOD CELL SEEKS OUT, ENGULFS, AND DESTROYS FOREIGN PARTICLES.
MACROPHAGES.
THIS IS THE TERM TO DESCRIBE WHEN THE HEART RELAXES.
“DIASTOLE” OR “DIASTOLIC.”
WHEN THE VALVES IN VEINS BECOME DAMAGED, THIS DISORDER CAN RESULT IN (ESPECIALLY IN OLDER WOMEN).
VARICOSE VEINS.
THIS PROTEIN DISSOLVED IN BLOOD FORMS A MESH OVER WOUNDS.
FIBRIN OR FIBRINOGEN.
THIS IS THE TYPE OF FATTY ACID FOUND IN FISH OIL.
OMEGA-3 FATTY ACID.
THIS TYPE OF WHITE BLOOD CELL DESTROYS CELLS THAT HAVE BEEN INFECTED BY VIRUSES.
KILLER T-CELLS.