Process of Digestion
What are the first two steps of digestion?
What is Oral Cavity & Pharynx
Death of body tissue due to an insufficient blood supply
What is Gangrene
Top reading of blood pressure from when the heart contracts.
What is Systolic
Bottom reading of blood pressure from when the heart relaxes creating the "lub dub" sound
What is Diastolic
After food goes through the Pharynx what are the next two places it goes?
What is Esophagus & Pyloric Sphincter
Swollen/inflamed veins
What is Varicose Veins
A traveling blood clot.
What is Embolism
Inflammation of the lining of a vein.
What is Phlebitis
After food leaves the Pyloric Sphincter where does it go?
What is the Small Intestine
The largest artery in the body that carries blood from the heart to the circulatory system.
What is Aorta?
The thinnest vessels in the body. They connect the arteries and the veins.
What is Capillaries
Carries deoxygenated blood to the heart (except for pulmonary veins) Similar to arteries but thinner. Within the veins are valves that prevent the backflow of blood.
What is Veins
After food leaves the Small Intestine, where does it go next?
What is the Large Intestine
Bleeding from blood vessels within the brain.
What is Cerebral Hemorrhage
A ballooning of the arterial wall. Occurs when part of an artery wall weakens, allowing it to abnormally balloon out or widen.
What is Aneurysm
Refers to the outer layer of arteries. Fibrous connective tissue with smooth muscle that gives it elasticity.
What is Tunica Adventitia
After food leaves the large Intestine, where does it go next?
What is the Colon
When blood travels from the HEART to the LUNGS and back to the HEART.
What is Cardiopulmonary circulation
When blood travels from the HEART to TISSUES and back to the HEART.
What is Systemic Circulation
Refers to the middle layer of the arteries. Muscle cells arranged in a circular fashion enable the vessels to dilate and constrict.
What is Tunica Media