Chamber that receives oxygenated blood from the four pulmonary veins.
left atrium
This classified as ascending, arch, and descending
aorta
Redness, heat, swelling, and pain are signs of _____.
Inflammation
What structure contains the fundus, body, and cervix?
The AV valve located between the left atrium and left ventricle.
bicuspid (Mitral)
Carries blood that is rich in digestive end products to the liver
portal vein
Fever
Tightly coiled ducts that sit on top of the testes.
epididymis
This delivers oxygenated blood to the myocardium.
coronary arteries
Opening that connects the right and left atria in the fetal circulation
foramen ovale
The cell responsible for antigen presentation.
macrophage
Home of the graafian follicle
ovaries
Change in myocardial contraction that is caused by stretching of the heart muscle
Starling's law of the heart
This term means insufficient blood supply to a tissue or an organ.
ischemia
Also called humoral immunity.
antibody-mediated immunity
Structure that is shared by both the reproductive and urinary tracts
urethra
Digoxin slows the speed of the cardiac impulse through the conduction system, thereby potentially causing a heart block.
dromotropic effect
This condition is an episodic vasospasm (involuntary contraction of the blood vessels), most often of the cutaneous blood vessels of the fingers and toes.
Raynaud phenomenon
This is a life-threatening hypersensitivity reaction mediated by IgE antibodies.
anaphylaxis
This term refers to the removal of a segment of the vas deferens to produce sterility in the male.
vasectomy