Blood pressure
Definition of blood pressure
what is the measure of how forcefully your blood goes through your arteries?
carries oxygen from the lungs to all parts of the body
what is erythrocytes?
tiny blood vessels that receive blood from the arteries
what is capillaries?
two upper chambers that receive the blood
what is right and left atrium?
changes in
what is pulse?
normal blood pressure
defends the body against foreign substances, such as bacteria and viruses
what is leukocytes?
carries oxygen rich blood away from the heart
what is arteries?
two lower chambers/ventricles that pump blood
what is left and right ventricles?
swelling in feet, hands, ankles, and
what is fingers?
the contracting phase
what is systole?
liquid portion of the blood
what is plasma?
arteries that carry the blood to the heart itself
what is coronary arteries?
the right atrium receives blood from the veins, this blood contain
what is CO2?
pale or bluish hands, feet, or
what is lips?
the resting phase
what is diastole?
causes the blood to clot
what is platelets?
carries the blood containing waste products from capillaries back to the heart
what is veins?
CO2 is exchanged for
what is oxygen?
shortness of
what is breath?
location of artery
what is the inner arm?
carries oxygen, food, and hormones to cells
what is blood?
passes through the capillaries
two valves, one located between the right ventricle and right atrium, and one between the left ventricle and left atrium allow the blood to flow in
what is one direction?
loss of ability to perform
what is ADL's?