Cardiovascular System
Through these vessels, oxygenated blood enters the heart
What is the right or left pulmonary vein?
cardi/o
What is heart?
Biological term for high blood pressure
What is hypertension?
These are hollow areas in your head. They make your head lighters and they continue the warming, moisturizing and filtering processes.
What are sinus cavities?
The large muscle that pulls air into the lungs
What is the diaphragm?
Through this chamber, oxygenated blood first enters the heart
What is the left atrium?
hem/o-
What is blood?
The medical term for heart attack.
What is myocardial infarction?
The scientific name for your throat
The large tube that connect the larynx to the bronchus
What is the trachea?
valve between the left atrium and left ventricle
What is the bicuspid or left AV valve?
-ules
What is small ones?
lower than normal erythrocytes
What is anemia?
The part of the pharynx located behind your nasal cavity is called...
What is nasopharynx?
The tiny balloon-like sacs where carbon dioxide in the blood is exchanged for oxygen
What are alveoli?
The bicuspid valve allows oxygenated blood to enter this chamber
What is the Left Ventricle?
leuk/o-
What is white?
blood cells affected by leukemia
What are white blood cells?
Swelling and, potentially, closure of the pharynx and trachea are the results of this upper respiratory condition
What is anaphylaxis?
Two tubes that lead from the bottom of the trachea to each lung
What are the bronchi?
Vessel that brings oxygenated blood to the lower body.
What is the Descending Aorta?
rhin/o-
What is nose?
abnormally low white blood cell count
What is leukopenia?
This happens when something irritates your throat or trachea.
What is a cough?
The smaller tubes that branch off each bronchi within the lungs
What are bronchioles?