Cardiovascular system
The Vessel that carries oxygen- rich blood away from the heart?
Artery
General term for heart disease?
Cardiopathy
This type of muscle is under voluntary control found in the limbs?
Skeletal Muscle
Hemiplegia
It is a neurological disorder that can cause paralysis or can weaken one side or the body.
What are the three layers of the heart?
Epicardium, myocardium, and endocardium
The process by which blood is pumped from the heart to the rest of the body is called what?
Circulation
irregularity in the heart
Arrhythmia
This type of muscle tissue is found in the heart?
Cardiac muscle
Chronic condition that results in paralysis of the lower half of the body?
Paraplegia
What are the main factors that contribute to muscle fatigue?
Physical activity, health condition and aging
This condition involves the buildup of plaque in the arteries?
Atherosclerosis
Myocardial Infraction is commonly known as
A Heart Attack
Which muscle is not directly dependent on the nervous system?
Cardiac Muscle
A condition that causes loss of movement and sensation in all four limbs?
Quadriplegia
What role does the nervous system play in relation to skeletal muscle?
Helps to communicate and control movement.
These small blood vessels are sites of nutrient and gas exchange?
Capillaries
what is the name for the narrowing of the aortic valve?
Aortic Stenosis
What happens if communication from the nervous system to the skeletal muscles are severed?
Movement will become voluntary
Carpal Tunnel syndrome
Irritation or damage inside the carpal tunnel in the wrist which causes swelling on the median nerve
What are the two major circulatory pathways in the body?
Pulmonary circuit and the Systemic circuit
This type of blood cell is responsible for transporting oxygen?
Red blood cell
Pericarditis
Inflammation of the pericardium the membrane surrounding the heart
What are the three main types of muscles?
Cardiac, Visceral and Skeletal
Duchenne Dystrophy
Is a genetic disorder that is progressive muscle degeneration and weakness because of the alteration of a protein called dystrophin.
Ventricular Septal Defect
A ventricular septal defect is a hole in the septum between the heart's ventricles