system that supplies our cells’ transportation needs
What is the Circulatory System
100
any vein that carries blood from the myocardial capillary beds to the coronary sinus
What is Cardiac vein
100
tiny blood vessels that connect arterioles and venules
What are capillaries
100
a system that plays a critical role in the functioning of the immune system, moves fluids and large molecules from the tissue spaces and fat-related nutrients and the digestive system to the blood
What is the Lymphatic System
200
The formed elements of blood
What is Erythrocytes
200
two valves that separate the atrial chambers above from the ventricles below
What are Bicuspid and Tricuspid Valves
200
Common treatment for those who suffer from severely restricted coronary artery blood flow.
What is Coronary bypass surgery
200
vessel carrying blood toward the body
What is a vein
200
specialized fluid formed in the tissue spaces that returns excess fluid and protein molecules in the blood
What is Lymph
300
The universal donor blood
What is Type O-
300
pointed end of a conical structure
What is an Apex
300
each complete heartbeat, including contraction and relaxation of the atria and ventricles
What is Cardiac cycle
300
smooth muscle tissue in veins and arteries. The tissue is thicker in arteries than in veins. (middle layer)
What is Tunica media
300
performs biological filtration of lymph on its way to the circulatory system
What is a Lymph node
400
The universal recipient
What is type AB+
400
Thin layer of very smooth tissue lining each chamber of the heart
What is the Endocardium
400
right and left: the aorta’s first branches. Lie behind the flaps of the aortic SL valve.
What is Coronary arteries
400
the outermost layer of veins and arteries. Made of connective tissue fibers
What is Tunica externa
400
Small lymphoid tissue organ located in the mediastinum, extending upward in the midline of the neck
What is the Thymus
500
caused by an inability of the blood to carry sufficient oxygen to the body cells
What is Anemia
500
Two layers of membrane that surrounds the heart
What is Pericardium
500
Tissue death, Heart attack. Is a common cause of death during the middle and late adulthood.
What is Myocardial infraction
500
inner layer of endothelial cells in veins and arteries
What is Tunica intima
500
Lymphocytes that have undergone their first stage of development in the thymus gland